Among them, decision risk, opportunity cost information, and information acquisition have been found to have negative relationships with escalation of commitment.
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Escalation of commitment is all about decision making which usually comes in a form of a group or individual deciding a course of action.
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Ahiaga-Dagbui and Smith explore the effects of escalation of commitment on project delivery in construction using the case of the Scottish Parliament project.
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As there are several rounds of these " shinkan konpa ", there is a perceived escalation of commitment if a freshman continues to participate.
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One of the first examples of escalation of commitment was described by George Ball, who wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to explain to him the predictions of the war outcome:
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The notion of cognitive inertia is related to similar ideas in the fields of social psychology and behavioral decision theory, including cognitive dissonance, belief perseverance, confirmation bias, and escalation of commitment.
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Escalation of commitment was first described by Barry M . Staw in his 1976 paper, " Knee deep in the big muddy : A study of escalating commitment to a chosen course of action ".
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High costs of ending a project or changing its course, potential financial gain upon completion, and extensive structure can factor into to escalation of commitment, making it difficult to walk away from the project.
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Included in these, group identity or cohesive strength has been found to have the most influence on escalation of commitment while public evaluation of decision and resistance to decision from others has little significance in relation.
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Organizations that are family businesses are especially prone to escalation of commitment due to the added level of going through the family structure in addition to the business structure, allowing for further conflicts between the two.
