ESRC Seminar Series
Cultural Issues for Project Organisations:
Developing theory and practice
Projects inevitably bring together a variety of actors for their realisation; the larger and more complicated the project, the greater the diversity tends to be. Diversity is extended when international participation occurs. The basis of that perspective is culture, (national, ethnic, local, and organisational), which impacts on goals and objectives, behaviour, communication, compatibility and commitment amongst project participants and stakeholders. Cultures on projects affect the realisation of projects as well as their performance in use.
This seminar series focuses on culture’s interactions with project-based forms of organisation. It embraces and draws together culture researchers, project researchers, and practitioners in culture and projects who, up till now, have tended to operate in distinct groups. Bringing such contributors together in a community of researchers, practitioners and policy-makers will help create greater understanding of the impact of culture on projects and allow for the development of a research agenda that can shape the efforts of an extended community of researchers. Inputs will be drawn from a wide spectrum of disciplines and from senior, experienced persons, as well as those new to the field. The aim is to encourage diverse and novel thinking about the effects of culture on projects leading ultimately to a greater understanding of its impact upon aspects of project performance.
The next seminar in the series ...
The next seminar in the series, Building Cultural Alliances in Projects? will be held on 17 May 2012 at the Manchester Conference Centre – click here to find out more.