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How Susceptible Are You to the Sunk Cost Fallacy?



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Many managers are susceptible to the famous sunk cost effect, whereby they persist investing in a money-losing project even when it makes sense to invest the new money in alternative new projects. The research-based tool presented in this article enables managers to measure that susceptibility.

Have you continued with a project long after you should have abandoned it? Persevered with a relationship even after the point of no return? Dragged yourself to an event in miserable weather just because you already bought the ticket with your hard-earned cash? These are all examples of the “sunk cost effect,” which occurs when …

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