| Abstract: | Without complete and accurate status information, a project manager’s ability to monitor progress, allocate resources effectively,
and detect and respond to problems is greatly diminished, and this can lead to impaired project performance. Many different
factors can contribute to intentional misreporting of status information by project members to the project manager. In this
study, the impact of organizational ethical climate was assessed through the analysis of responses from 228 project members
drawn from a variety of ongoing information systems projects. Our results revealed that project members who perceived their
organization to be one in which rules are followed strictly tended to misreport less, while those operating in an environment
dominated by personal self-interest tended to misreport more. Somewhat surprisingly, the existence of a caring, team-spirited
environment did not appear to have an impact on misreporting behaviors. Implications for researchers and project managers
are discussed. |
