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A fastidious investigation into the nature of self-identity, Silent Dilemmas of Project Managers uses the context of project management to challenge the perceived separation of objective experience from subjective perception. Positioning self-identity as the basis of one’s ongoing being-in-the-world, Djolic explores the relationship between our inner dialogues and the surrounding world, highlighting the problematic role our adopted self-notions play in producing negative experiences. In doing so, we are presented with a compelling case for viewing the subject’s self as the object of existential anxiety, as well as a framework for more comprehensive, existential therapy within business settings.
“Matija Djolic’s book holds significant importance as it addresses the identity challenges faced by project managers, who contend with stress, anxiety, and diverse stakeholder expectations, impacting both their professional and personal lives.” • Michal Müller, Palacký University Olomouc
Matija Radomir Djolic holds a PhD in business management from the University of Technology Sydney. Through his position as a research assistant at the University of Technology Sydney, he has contributed to the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, co-authoring an article on academic leadership praxis in sustainable tourism. A scholar of existential phenomenology, his research considers the complexities of addressing the existential dilemmas and uncertainties inherent in project-oriented professionals.
List of Figures
Introduction: The Philosophical Context
Chapter 1. The Becoming of Self: The Creation and Perpetuity of Identity
Chapter 2. The Purposefulness of the Autonomous Subject
Chapter 3. Stratified Ontology of Self-induced Reality
Chapter 4. The Map of Self-experience
Chapter 5. The Superimposed Truth: The Veil of Perpetuating Self-ideas
Chapter 6. The Journey of the Distinctive Self
Chapter 7. The Self as the Centre of the Universe
Chapter 8. The Self-fulfilling Prophecy of Existential Dilemmas
Chapter 9. Final Remarks
Glossary
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