Utilising the risky shift phenomenon in construction project management

Greene, Adam; Thorpe, Tony; Austin, Simon

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Utilising the risky shift phenomenon in construction project management

conference contribution

posted on 12.08.2009, 15:40 authored by Adam Greene, Tony Thorpe, Simon Austin

The risky shift phenomenon predicts that groups are happier to live with uncertainty than are the individuals that comprise the group. This paper reports on the replication of the Wallach et al. (1962) 12 question, choice dilemma questionnaire which highlights the risky shift and its implications for construction project risk management.

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Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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GREENE, A., THORPE, T. and AUSTIN, S., 2001. Utilising the risky shift phenomenon in construction project management. IN: Proceedings of Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) 17th Annual Conference, 2, University of Salford, 5th September 2001, pp.855-861.