http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 257 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2021, pp.257-265, Article ID: IJM_12_04_022 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=12&IType=4 ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 DOI: 10.34218/IJM.12.4.2021.022 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed INFLUENCE OF COGNITIVE STYLES ON PROJECT SUCCESS: MODERATING ROLE OF PROJECT COMPLEXITY Habiba Usman Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Kausar Fiaz Khawaja Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Mahmoona Khalil Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Zia Ur Rehman Faculty of Management Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad (Islamabad Campus), Pakistan ABSTRACT The study's primary objective is to analyze the impact of cognitive styles on project success and moderating role of project complexity. With quantitative research, design data was collected from software houses of twin cities i-e Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. A total of 500 questionnaires was distributed among the software developers and the complete responses received were 384, i.e., 80%. Using SPSS 21, statistical techniques were applied, and the results revealed that cognitive styles are positively and significantly associated with project success. If the project complexity is high, then it weakens the relationship between cognitive styles and project success Key words: Cognitive Styles, Project Success, Project Complexity, Statistical Techniques, Software Developers. Cite this Article: Habiba Usman, Kausar Fiaz Khawaja, Mahmoona Khalil and Zia Ur Rehman, Influence of Cognitive Styles on Project Success: Moderating Role of Project Complexity, International Journal of Management (IJM), 12(4), 2021, pp. 257-265. http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=12&IType=4