9th Biennial ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference

Boundary objects as visualisation tools for collaborative research across disciplines
Thursday 28th November 2024, 12:00–12:20 (Australia/Melbourne), Cullen Room

In our recent research, we were unable to collaborate face-to-face to conduct a joint data analysis between researchers from the UK and Australia due to COVID-19, which prevented researchers from the UK from travelling to Australia. We ended up doing this collaborative data analysis using a boundary object (a visual template) to conduct joint data analysis over a limited time (due to geographical time constraints) and develop our theoretical contribution using a template analysis tool that we have not used before. We will explain the use of template analysis as a boundary object to conduct collaborative research.

Shankar Sankaran is a Professor of Organizational Project Management at the School of the Built Environment at the University of Technology Sydney. Professor Stewart Clegg is a Distinguished Professor of Management and Organization Studies at the University of Technology Sydney before joining the Department of Project Management in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney in 2021. Dr Jeffrey Scales is a lecturer at the School of Project Management at Sydney University. Catherine Killen is a Professor at the School of the Built Environment at the University of Technology Sydney.