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The role of objects in the coordination of knowledge-intensive projects : a study of computer games development

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Scarbrough, Harry, Panourgias, Nikiforos and Nandhakumar, Joe (2011) The role of objects in the coordination of knowledge-intensive projects : a study of computer games development. In: 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2012, Maui, HI, 4-7 Jan 2012. Published in: Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences pp. 4952-4960. ISSN 1530-1605. doi:10.1109/HICSS.2012.665

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Abstract

This paper addresses the role of objects in enabling the coordination of highly knowledgeintensive projects. An empirical study of project work in the computer games sector explored the role played by milestone schedules. We found that such objects played a central role in coordination in several related ways which could not be explained in terms of previous theorizing. First, such objects exhibited a capacity to act as a meta-object; i.e. representing and interrelating other objects. Second, through their narrative quality, these objects were critical to collaborating groups' ability to respond to the emergent features of project work. Third, by representing the practices of different groups temporally, these objects made them more accountable to management control. © 2012 IEEE.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Information Systems & Management
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Publisher: IEEE
ISSN: 1530-1605
Book Title: 2012 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Official Date: 2011
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2011Published
Page Range: pp. 4952-4960
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2012.665
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2012
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Maui, HI
Date(s) of Event: 4-7 Jan 2012

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