Individual characteristics and the intention to continue project escalation

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1320-1330

  Korzaan, Melinda ^a   Morris, Steven A ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation Mindset; Locus of Control; Preference for Consistency; Project escalation

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION MINDSET; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; LOCUS OF CONTROL; PREFERENCE FOR CONSISTENCY; PROJECT ESCALATION; PROJECT FAILURES; PROJECT MANAGERS; PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RE-EVALUATION; RESEARCH MODELS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

MANAGERS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 69549089906     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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