Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements

Ojiako, Udechukwu and Chipulu, Maxwell and Gardiner, Paul and Williams, Terry and Mota, Caroline and Maguire, Stuart and Shou, Yongyi and Stamati, Teta (2014) Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements. International Journal of Project Management, 32 (4). pp. 556-567. ISSN 0263-7863 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.09.001)

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Abstract

In this study, the authors examine how demographic variables such as project role, age and gender moderate the formation and revision of explicit decision judgements in a project by practitioners over the lifecycle of that project. Understanding the impact of these moderating factors on decisions made by project management practitioners can contribute to more effective managerial decision making; for example when decisions are being taken on whether or not to abandon a project. Empirical data are obtained from a quantitative survey of 1313 project management practitioners across seven countries. Data analysis is undertaken using log-linear modelling in SAS9.2. The results show that while project role and age of practitioners served as influencing factors when forming or revising decision judgements at any stage in the lifecycle, gender was not found to show any significant effect.

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Ojiako, Udechukwu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-2115, Chipulu, Maxwell, Gardiner, Paul, Williams, Terry, Mota, Caroline, Maguire, Stuart, Shou, Yongyi and Stamati, Teta;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:88033
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 May 2014
    Published
    26 September 2013
    Published Online
    3 September 2013
    Accepted
    14 September 2012
    Submitted
    Notes:Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Udechukwu Ojiako, Maxwell Chipulu, Paul Gardiner, Terry Williams, Caroline Mota, Stuart Maguire, Yongyi Shou, Teta Stamati, Effect of project role, age and gender differences on the formation and revision of project decision judgements, International Journal of Project Management, Volume 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 556-567,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2013.09.001
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:01 Feb 2024 10:22
    Last modified:14 Nov 2024 01:19
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/88033
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