Managerial perspectives on risk and risk taking
Management Science
Software engineering risk analysis and management
Software engineering risk analysis and management
Characteristics of risk taking executives
Management Science
Software project dynamics: an integrated approach
Software project dynamics: an integrated approach
Multivariate data analysis (4th ed.): with readings
Multivariate data analysis (4th ed.): with readings
A framework for identifying software project risks
Communications of the ACM
Computer-Mediated Communication and Majority Influence
Management Science
Components of Software Development Risk: How to Address Them? A Project Manager Survey
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Softw
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Softw
Information Systems Research
Students as Surrogates for managers in a decision-making environment: an experimental study
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Information technology and IT organizational impact
Influence of experience on personal computer utilization: testing a conceptual model
Journal of Management Information Systems
Toward an assessment of software development risk
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special section: Strategic and competitive information systems
Information and Management
De-escalation of commitment in software projects: who matters? what matters?
Information and Management
Implementation of the ASP organizing vision: the role of participation and trust
Business strategies for information technology management
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Beyond models of national culture in information systems research
Advanced topics in global information management
Cross-cultural differences and information systems developer values
Decision Support Systems
Effects of culture on control mechanisms in offshore outsourced IT projects
Proceedings of the 2005 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on Computer personnel research
Exploratory analysis on the halo effect of strategic goals on IOS effectiveness evaluation
Information and Management
Software development risk and project performance measurement: Evidence in Korea
Journal of Systems and Software
Perceived Information Quality in Data Exchanges: Effects on Risk, Trust, and Intention to Use
Information Systems Research
Information and Software Technology
Why Do Internet Users Stick with a Specific Web Site? A Relationship Perspective
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
The effect of switching costs on intent to switch: an application in IS service provision markets
International Journal of Mobile Communications
Journal of Management Information Systems
Examining Trust in Information Technology Artifacts: The Effects of System Quality and Culture
Journal of Management Information Systems
User behaviors toward mobile data services: The role of perceived fee and prior experience
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Information and Management
Which reduces IT turnover intention the most: Workplace characteristics or job characteristics?
Information and Management
Information and Management
Analysis of systems development project risks: an integrative framework
ACM SIGMIS Database
Information Systems Research
National culture practices and societal information dissemination capacity
Proceedings of the 2009 conference on Information Science, Technology and Applications
Understanding Students' Online Forum Usage
Proceedings of the 2005 conference on Towards Sustainable and Scalable Educational Innovations Informed by the Learning Sciences: Sharing Good Practices of Research, Experimentation and Innovation
Communication process and collaborative work in Web 2.0 environment
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electronic Commerce
Individual characteristics and the intention to continue project escalation
Computers in Human Behavior
Understanding the role of gender in bloggers' switching behavior
Decision Support Systems
Moderating effects of localization differences on ERP use: A socio-technical systems perspective
Computers in Human Behavior
The influence of extro/introversion on the intention to pay for social networking sites
Information and Management
Virtual travel communities and customer loyalty: Customer purchase involvement and web site design
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
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Information Systems Frontiers
Group norms, media preferences, and group meeting success: A longitudinal study
Computers in Human Behavior
Sensation Seeking and the Use of the Internet
Social Science Computer Review
Consumer perceptions on web advertisements and motivation factors to purchase in the online shopping
Computers in Human Behavior
Globalization, culture, and information: Towards global knowledge transparency
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
The impact of perceived risk, intangibility and consumer characteristics on online game playing
Computers in Human Behavior
The moderating effects of gender on e-commerce systems adoption factors: An empirical investigation
Computers in Human Behavior
A study of the adoption behaviour for In-Car GPS navigation systems
International Journal of Mobile Communications
IT infrastructure capabilities and IT project success: a development team perspective
Information Technology and Management
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
e-Learning continuance intention: Moderating effects of user e-learning experience
Computers & Education
Gender influence in perception and adoption of e-learning platforms
DNCOCO'10 Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on Data networks, communications, computers
Effects of initial and ongoing trust in IT outsourcing: A bilateral perspective
Information and Management
Information Systems Frontiers
Cross cultural analysis of the use and perceptions of web Based learning systems
Computers & Education
Consumer's decision to shop online: The moderating role of positive informational social influence
Information and Management
Computer based assessment: Gender differences in perceptions and acceptance
Computers in Human Behavior
An investigation of email processing from a risky decision making perspective
Decision Support Systems
The effect of pre- and post-service performance on consumer evaluation of online retailers
Decision Support Systems
System Design Features and Repeated Use of Electronic Data Exchanges
Journal of Management Information Systems
Factors Affecting Bloggers' Knowledge Sharing: An Investigation Across Gender
Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
The Moderating Effects of Utilitarian and Hedonic Values on Information Technology Continuance
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Project management offices: A case of knowledge-based archetypes
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
Uncertainty profile and software project performance: A cross-national comparison
Journal of Systems and Software
Computers in Human Behavior
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
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International Journal of Mobile Communications
Determining the relative importance of mobile banking quality factors
Computer Standards & Interfaces
Information quality, trust, and risk perceptions in electronic data exchanges
Decision Support Systems
End User Adoption of Enterprise Systems in Eastern and Western Cultures
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing
International Journal of Strategic Information Technology and Applications
Information Resources Management Journal
Factors Affecting Bloggers' Knowledge Sharing: An Investigation Across Gender
Journal of Management Information Systems
The Effect of an Initial Budget and Schedule Goal on Software Project Escalation
Journal of Management Information Systems
Organizational commitment of IT workers: leader support and differences across gender and race
Proceedings of the 2013 annual conference on Computers and people research
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Differential Effects on ERP Post-Adoption Stages across Scandinavian and Iberian SMEs1
Journal of Global Information Management
Differential Effects on ERP Post-Adoption Stages across Scandinavian and Iberian SMEs1
Journal of Global Information Management
Intention to purchase on social commerce websites across cultures: A cross-regional study
Information and Management
Multimedia Tools and Applications
Segmentation of Information Systems Users: The Finite Mixture Partial Least Squares Method
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing
International Journal of Information Management: The Journal for Information Professionals
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One of the most challenging decisions that a manager must confront is whether to continue or abandon a troubled project. Published studies suggest that failing software projects are often allowed to continue for too long before appropriate management action is taken to discontinue or redirect the efforts. The level of sunk cost associated with such projects has been offered as one explanation for this escalation of commitment behavior. What prior studies fail to consider is how concepts from risk-taking theory (such as risk propensity and risk perception) affect decision makers' willingness to continue a project under conditions of sunk cost. To better understand factors that may cause decision makers to continue such projects, this study examines the level of sunk cost together with the risk propensity and risk perception of decision makers. These factors are assessed for cross-cultural robustness using matching laboratory experiments carried out in three cultures (Finland, the Netherlands, and Singapore). With a wider set of explanatory factors than prior studies, we could account for a higher amount of variance in decision makers' willingness to continue a project. The level of sunk cost and the risk perception of decision makers contributed significantly to their willingness to continue a project. Moreover, the risk propensity of decision makers was inversely related to risk perception. This inverse relationship was significantly stronger in Singapore (a low uncertainty avoidance culture) than in Finland and the Netherlands (high uncertainty avoidance cultures). These results reveal that some factors behind decision makers' willingness to continue a project are consistent across cultures while others may be culture-sensitive. Implications of these results for further research and practice are discussed.