Development of phenomenology-inspired phronetic social science (PIPSS) and its application in the study of workplace conflict: Doctoral dissertation synthesis

This synthesis paper is one of four components submitted in fulfilment of the Doctor of Social Sciences degree; the other three components are attached in the appendices: the required article, the elective article, and a link to the elective video. This dissertation investigates the change in the lived experience of workplace conflict after the study participants were asked to reflect on the boundary situations of mortality, and freedom and responsibility (Yalom, 1980), and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new qualitative, mixed-methods methodology, phenomenology-inspired phronetic social science (PIPSS) was developed to facilitate the investigation. PIPSS is based on van Manen’s (2014) phenomenology and Flyvbjerg’s (2001/2014) phronetic social science. The required article discusses the methodology, and the elective article presents the study findings. In the study’s second interview, participants’ expression of their pre-reflective, lived experience of workplace conflict included 50% fewer expressions of van Manen’s (2014) existentials and no expression of existentials related to how one might experience cognition or the mind. The author recommends further research be conducted before the results of this research inform the professional practice of managing workplace conflict. Literature is reviewed throughout sections of the portfolio components to support the discussions of the methodology, results, and recommendations. Lastly, although passages from the required and elective articles have been included in this dissertation synthesis, readers may refer to the articles for greater detail.

Author dc:creator

• Morin, Thomas, Robert Paul

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Piggot-Irvine, Eileen

• College of interdisciplinary studies

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-19265

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:null:10613/27594