Minimising the effects of dysfunctional corporate culture in estimation and evaluation processes: A constructively simple approach

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-115

  Chapman, Chris ^a   Ward, Stephen ^a   Harwood, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Estimates; Models; Optimistic bias adjustments; Probabilities; Project risk management; Subjectivity and objectivity; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; EVALUATION; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHEDULING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DYSFUNCTIONAL CORPORATE CULTURE; OPTIMISTIC BIAS ADJUSTMENTS; PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT; SUBJECTIVITY AND OBJECTIVITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32644488723     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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