A Pragmatist Approach to Complexity Theorizing in Project Studies: Orders and Levels | Zendy

Stéphane Tywoniak | Zendy; Lavag A. Ika | Zendy; Christophe Bredillet | Zendy

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A Pragmatist Approach to Complexity Theorizing in Project Studies: Orders and Levels

Author(s) -

Stéphane Tywoniak,

Lavag A. Ika,

Christophe Bredillet

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

project management journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.454

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 8756-9728

pISSN - 1938-9507

DOI - 10.1177/8756972821999501

Subject(s) - pragmatism , reductionism , terminology , epistemology , sociology , order (exchange) , process (computing) , triad (sociology) , complexity science , management science , computer science , social science , philosophy , engineering , linguistics , finance , economics , operating system

The limitations of complexity theorizing in project studies are traced back to simplistic and reductionist theorizing strategies. This article offers pragmatist recommendations to develop strong theorizing strategies organized in a triad: orders of theorizing (degree of recursiveness of the theorizing process), levels of theorizing (interactions between micro, meso, and macro loci of analysis), and the integration between orders and levels brought together in a recursive relationship of co-construction. We offer four main contributions to complexity theorizing in project studies: pragmatism is useful, deeper attention should be paid to theorizing across levels, third-order theorizing is needed, and complexifying terminology is required.

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