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Escalation Decisions

Escalation Decisions is a decision-making phenomenon in project management whereby a commitment to a failing course of action is intensified despite evidence of negative outcomes, distinguished by the persistent allocation of additional resources in anticipation of eventual success.

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211

Authors

134

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2017–2026

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Variants

Escalation Of Commitment

Parents

Publications

126

A Cross-Cultural Study on Escalation of Commitment Behavior in Software Projects1

Mark Keil, Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok‐Kee Wei et al. · MIS Quarterly · 2000 · 1.4K citations

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Pulling the Plug: Software Project Management and the Problem of Project Escalation1

Mark Keil · MIS Quarterly · 1995 · 605 citations

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ORGANIZATIONAL ESCALATION AND EXIT: LESSONS FROM THE SHOREHAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.

John A. Ross, Barry M. Staw · Academy of Management Journal · 1993 · 518 citations

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Behavior in escalation situations: Antecedents, prototypes, and solutions.

Barry M. Staw, Jerry Ross · Research in Organizational Behavior · 1987 · 371 citations

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Escalation: The Determinants of Commitment to a Chosen Course of Action

Barry M. Staw, Frederick V. Fox · Human Relations · 1977 · 301 citations

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Authors

211

  1. MK
    Mark Keil

    Georgia State University, United States

    15 publications · 2.7K citations

    13

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  2. BM
    Barry M. Staw

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    6 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. KF
    Kin Fai Ellick Wong

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

    6 publications · 461 citations

    6

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  4. HD
    Helga Drummond

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 258 citations

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  5. MM
    Mandy M. Cheng

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    4 publications · 138 citations

    4

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Institutions

134

  1. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    682 citations

  3. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    292 citations

  4. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    177 citations

  5. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    367 citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    236 citations

  7. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    233 citations

  8. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    201 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    14 publications · 1.4K citations

    12

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  2. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    7 publications · 314 citations

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  3. 4

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  4. Decision Sciences

    4 publications · 342 citations

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  5. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 4 publications · 359 citations

    4

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