What Process Would Explain Increasing the Amount of Budget for an Ongoing

question 44

Multiple Choice

What process would explain increasing the amount of budget for an ongoing project on which managers received feedback that it was destined for failure?

• A) The garbage can model
• B) Flexible decision style
• C) Escalating commitment
• D) Organized anarchy

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