Changes and sentiment: A longitudinal email analysis of a large design project

S. A. Piccolo, J. Wilberg, U. Lindemann, A. Maier

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Abstract

Changes are part of any project. Although previous research provides methods to deal with changes, understanding of changes in relation to sentiment is still unclear. This is important as people's mood can affect performance and decisions. We implement an approach to quantify "change language" in emails and study its relation to sentiment. We find that sentiment decreases when problems or changes emerge, and increases when changes are implemented successfully. We discuss the implications of our findings for research and project engineering practice, providing avenues for further work.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018
EditorsDorian Marjanovic, Neven Pavkovic, Mario Storga, Stanko Skec, Nenad Bojcetic
PublisherFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Pages869-880
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9789537738594
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Duration: 21 May 201824 May 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Design Conference, DESIGN
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1847-9073

Conference

Conference15th International Design Conference, DESIGN 2018
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityDubrovnik
Period21/05/1824/05/18

Keywords

  • Changes
  • Data mining
  • Design process
  • Process analysis
  • Sentiment

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