Moving Beyond Optimism Bias and Strategic Misrepresentation: An Explanation for Social Infrastructure Project Cost Overruns

Infrastructure projects regularly experience cost and schedule overruns. Research led by Flyvbjerg has suggested that misrepresentation and optimism bias are primary causes for overruns. While Flyvbjerg's research has made a significant contribution to ameliorating understanding as to why econo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Love, Peter, Edwards, D., irani, Z.
Format: Journal Article
Published: IEEE Engineering Management Society (EMS) 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10679