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Tekijä: | Edwards, J.C. |
Otsikko: | Self-fulfilling prophecy and escalating commitment: fuel for the Waco fire |
Lehti: | Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
2001 : SEP, VOL. 37:3, p. 343-360 |
Asiasana: | COMMITMENT CRISES ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR |
Vapaa asiasana: | SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY |
Kieli: | eng |
Tiivistelmä: | In this article, the author extends the work on self-fulfilling prophecy and escalating commitment as cognitive phenomena that can cause organizational crisis. A detailed description of the FBI standoff with the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas, provides a unique setting in which to examine the phenomena of self-fulfilling prophecy and escalating commitment. |
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