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Escalation of commitment and trapped decisions

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Escalation of commitment and trapped decisions — SHR, Basel
Escalation of commitment and trapped decisions — SHR, Basel

Escalation of commitment and trapped decisions — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Staw (1976, OBHP)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Escalation of commitment and trapped decisions — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville
Escalation of commitment and trapped decisions — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville

Practical check in Basel

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Decision-making training in Basel in the canton of Basel-Stadt, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Decision-making in Basel

Decision-making training in Basel — in practice
Decision-making training in Basel — in practice
Decision-making training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Decision-making training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Decision-making training in Basel — on the ground
Decision-making training in Basel — on the ground

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