In Praise of Paradox Persistence

Evidence from the Sydney Opera House Project

Article Estimating, PM in Academia 1 August 2022

Project Management Journal

Gaim, Medhanie | Clegg, Stewart | Pina e Cunha, Miguel

How to cite this article:

Gaim, M., Clegg, S., & Pina e Cunha, M. (2022). In Praise of Paradox Persistence: Evidence from the Sydney Opera House Project. Project Management Journal, 53, 397–415. doi: https://doi/10.1177/87569728221094834
By analyzing paradoxes encountered in the construction of the Sydney Opera House project, we discuss how dialogical interactions enable options to emerge in the form of responses that were not…
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