Jassim is an owner of an educational institution. He invested heavily in buying an online learning system. The system has shown evidence of difficulties in implementation. However, Jassim can't admit that his project will not work and continues to invest his team's time and budget to the project. Finally, the Chief Executive calls Jassim to her office to ask him to ditch the project and to tell him he suffers a specific type of cognitive decision making- bias. According to the above case, Jassim suffers from cognitive decision making-bias. Specify the bias and explain your answer.

Jassim is an owner of an educational institution. He invested heavily in buying an online learning system. The system has shown evidence of difficulties in implementation. However, Jassim can't admit that his project will not work and continues to invest his team's time and budget to the project. Finally, the Chief Executive calls Jassim to her office to ask him to ditch the project and to tell him he suffers a specific type of cognitive decision making- bias. According to the above case, Jassim suffers from cognitive decision making-bias. Specify the bias and explain your answer.

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

13th Edition

ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter19: Managing Quality And Performance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1SGB: Create a Group Control System Step 1. From into groups of three to five students. Each group will...

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