Perceived Complexity of a Project’s Optimal Work Plan Influences Its Likelihood of Adoption by Project Managers

Author:

Brokman-Meltzer Mor1,Perez Dikla1,Gelbard Roy1

Affiliation:

1. Information Systems Program, The Graduate School of Business Administration, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

Abstract

Project managers commonly adopt suboptimal work plans, even when optimal plans are readily accessible. This research identifies a factor that elicits this seemingly irrational behavior: the perceived complexity of the optimal work plan, as reflected in the plan’s Gantt chart representation. Four controlled experiments show that among experienced project managers presented with a work plan explicitly stated to be optimal, those who view a low-complexity plan are more likely to adopt the plan compared with project managers who view a high-complexity plan. Work-related stress triggered by exposure to the work plan is shown to mediate the effect.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Management of Technology and Innovation,Strategy and Management,Business and International Management

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