NDLI: Knee-deep in the Big Muddy: A study of escalating commitment to a chosen course of action.

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Knee-deep in the Big Muddy: A study of escalating commitment to a chosen course of action.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Staw, Barry M.
Copyright Year	1976
Abstract	It is commonly expected that individuals will reverse decisions or change behaviors which result in negative consequences. Yet, within investment decision contexts, negative consequences may actually cause decision makers to increase the commitment of resources and undergo the risk of further negative consequences. The research presented here examined this process of escalating commitment through the simulation of a business investment decision. Specifically, 240 business school students participated in a role-playing exercise in which personal responsibility and decision consequences were the manipulated independent variables. Results showed that persons committed the greatest amount of resources to a previously chosen course of action when they were personally responsible for negative consequences.
Starting Page	27
Ending Page	44
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1016/0030-5073(76)90005-2
Volume Number	16
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.gwern.net/docs/sunkcosts/1976-staw.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/biases/16_Organizational_Behavior_Human_Performance_27_(Staw).pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-5073%2876%2990005-2
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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