<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The article contains a behavioural analysis of the aim-formulating stage of the project. The purpose of the article is to point out that in the process of formulating the aim of the project, it comes to such decision-making situations which favour heuristic thinking. The article presents the results of the secondary research. As a result of verified theory, according to which in the process of formulating the aim of the project, the interference in decision-making processes may occur on the part of the heuristics and the resulting cognitive biases.</p></abstract>

The article contains a behavioural analysis of the aim-formulating stage of the project. The purpose of the article is to point out that in the process of formulating the aim of the project, it comes to such decision-making situations which favour heuristic thinking. The article presents the results of the secondary research. As a result of verified theory, according to which in the process of formulating the aim of the project, the interference in decision-making processes may occur on the part of the heuristics and the resulting cognitive biases.

Project Management in Behavioural Perspective – Cognitive Biases in the Formulation of the Aim of the Project

Department of Sustainable Development, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Bialystok,

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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The article contains a behavioural analysis of the aim-formulating stage of the project. The purpose of the article is to point out that in the process of...

Project Management in Behavioural Perspective – Cognitive Biases in the Formulation of the Aim of the Project

Published Online: Oct 15, 2016

Page range: 70 - 78

Received: Jan 05, 2016

Accepted: Aug 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2016-0025

Keywords
project management, behavioural economics, cognitive bias, aim of the project

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Project Management in Behavioural Perspective – Cognitive Biases in the Formulation of the Aim of the Project

Published Online: Oct 15, 2016

Page range: 70 - 78

Received: Jan 05, 2016

Accepted: Aug 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/emj-2016-0025

Keywordsproject management, behavioural economics, cognitive bias, aim of the project

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
project management, behavioural economics, cognitive bias, aim of the project