Conceptualizing the influence of personality and cognitive traits on project managers’ risk-taking behaviour

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existing project management literature by conceptualizing the influence of personality and cognitive traits on project managers’ risk-taking behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an in-depth analysis of the existing literature to develop framework for conceptualizing risk propensity in project management. Findings The results indicate that the Big Five personality traits...