When workers receive approval for a task based on inflated time estimate, they may perceive that they now have plenty of time to complete the task and therefore delay starting the task. What has this concept been called?

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Payten Howe

4 September, 03:31

When workers receive approval for a task based on inflated time estimate, they may perceive that they now have plenty of time to complete the task and therefore delay starting the task. What has this concept been called?

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Dania Carrillo · Answer 1

Student Syndrome

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Student Syndrome' is a word mostly used in companies or organizations. Is a situation where workers procrastination on completing assigned task, with the mind set of that they still have ample time and they keep procrastinating till it is deadline. And this syndrome is common among students when they postponement assignments or studying for exams until the last minute before they start fire brigade preparation. We can also say students carry this syndrome over to their work career.