Type A behavior pattern and escalating commitment.
Subjects (N = 98) were randomly assigned to high- and low-responsibility conditions in a commitment-escalation experiment. Global Type A behavior pattern and the underlying dimension of achievement strivings were positively related to the desire to continue the same course of action in the high prior-responsibility condition but not in the low prior-responsibility condition. These findings are discussed in terms of future research into the judgment processes of people with Type A personality and the possible role of escalating commitment in disorders experienced by people with Type A personality.
Schaubroeck
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Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0491.
Williams
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D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011357:Product Line Management; D012846:Singapore; D014434:Type A Personality