Cleaning Up the Big Muddy¶
Sleesman, D. J., Conlon, D. E., McNamara, G., & Miles, J. E. (2012). Cleaning Up the Big Muddy: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Determinants of Escalation of Commitment to a Failing Course of Action. Academy of Management Journal, 55(3), 541-562.
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- Escalation of Commitment
- exit criteria set at outset, independent review processes, rotation of decision authority, pre-commitment devices; (l) a verdict
This sourceMeta-analysis comparing theoretical perspectives and antecedents of escalation across 35+ years of studies; reports moderate effect sizes and boundary conditions.
- exit criteria set at outset, independent review processes, rotation of decision authority, pre-commitment devices; (l) a verdict
- Sunk Cost and Irreversible Commitment
- Understanding sunk-cost dynamics enables practitioners to design decision procedures that resist commitment bias, with Sleesman, Conlon, McNamara, and Miles (2012) providing a meta-analytic catalog of moderators that strengthen or weaken escalation.
This sourceMeta-analytic catalog of moderators (sunk costs, personal responsibility, project completion, social/structural context) that strengthen or weaken commitment bias; basis for procedural mitigation design.
- Understanding sunk-cost dynamics enables practitioners to design decision procedures that resist commitment bias, with Sleesman, Conlon, McNamara, and Miles (2012) providing a meta-analytic catalog of moderators that strengthen or weaken escalation.
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