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Decision Escalation

Decision Escalation is a decision-making phenomenon in which an individual or group continues to commit additional resources to a failing course of action due to prior investment, despite emerging evidence of poor outcomes.

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2017–2026

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Escalation Of Commitment

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The Escalation of Commitment to a Failing Course of Action: Toward Theoretical Progress

Joel Brockner · Academy of Management Review · 1992 · 894 citations

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The Escalation of Commitment to a Failing Course of Action: Toward Theoretical Progress

Joel Brockner · Academy of Management Review · 1992 · 428 citations

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Escalation of commitment in individual and group decision making

Max H. Bazerman, Toni Giuliano, Alan J. Appelman · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · 1984 · 322 citations

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Escalating Commitment in Individual and Group Decision Making: A Prospect Theory Approach

Glen Whyte · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 1993 · 314 citations

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Escalation Errors and the Sunk Cost Effect: An Explanation Based on Reputation and Information Asymmetries

Chandra Kanodia, Robert M. Bushman, John Dickhaut · Journal of Accounting Research · 1989 · 259 citations

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Authors

92

  1. KF
    Kin Fai Ellick Wong

    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR China

    4 publications · 124 citations

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  2. GW
    Glen Whyte

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 631 citations

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  3. SM
    Sonia M. Goltz

    Michigan Technological University, United States

    3 publications · 128 citations

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  4. DA
    Donald A. Hantula

    Temple University, United States

    3 publications · 201 citations

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  5. JB
    Joel Brockner

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

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Institutions

58

  1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    175 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    621 citations

  3. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    201 citations

  4. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    176 citations

  5. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    156 citations

  6. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    110 citations

  7. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    139 citations

  8. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    9 publications · 737 citations

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  2. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 4 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    4 publications · 137 citations

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  4. Organization Studies

    3 publications · 131 citations

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