Abstract
The purpose of this presentation is to determine the future direction of project studies through a literary review of recent Japanese academic journals, namely, Journal of the Society of Project Management, Organizational Science, Journal of Business Management, and Japanese Journal of Administrative Science. First, we set the basis of theory, approach method and analytical unit, and industry of a project as the research object and analytical concept about existing research. Second, we point out the limits of existing project studies in Japan and present future directions of the studies. Future directions are a necessity for theorization and research implementation; they include such terms as project as temporary organization, context, and similarity between analytical views and phenomena. Third, we summarize the future directions of the Scandinavian School of Project Studies to show that they are in contrast to those of project studies in Japan. Through three steps, the presentation concludes that there is a necessity for the inherent examination of the Scandinavian School of Project Studies.
