Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Netherlands
2. Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
Abstract
Megaprojects combine multiple external stakeholders, and a common narrative is essential to drive the project among often conflicting objectives. Narratives help organize people toward an agenda and therefore have performative and strategic implications. In this research, we explore how narratives are mobilized through narrative instruments and processes using the case study of the High Speed Two (HS2) megaproject in the United Kingdom. We record the use of three instruments—stories, labels, and comparisons—that undergo four processes: repeating, endorsing, humorizing, and actioning. These instruments and processes enable megaprojects to mobilize a narrative that helps in managing external stakeholders.
Funder
Economic and Social Research Council
Subject
Management of Technology and Innovation,Strategy and Management,Business and International Management
Cited by
9 articles.
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