Apply the Principles of Escalating Commitment to the Following Situation

question 63

Short Answer

Apply the principles of escalating commitment to the following situation to carry it forward in time, imagining what would happen next: You are a marketing manager at PrintCards where you have for ten years had the most successful software for creation of all types of cards in the home or office environment. However, PrintCards is finally faced with competition from a more powerful software package, new to the marketplace, that came in at a price of half that of PrintCards. PrintCards quickly began to lose market share, but initially made no adaptation. New product could not be delivered for months into the future because of the timing of the product development cycle. You made a decision not to change the pricing structure of PrintCards because of your department's analysis that the old higher pricing structure was fitting for a product with such high name recognition. Market share continued to decline.

Comprehend the motives behind Spanish expansion in California and the role of missions.

Assess the cultural shifts in early American society, including changes in literature, women's roles, and religious movements.

Identify the major foreign policy challenges and doctrines of early America, including the Monroe Doctrine.

Understand the influence of unconscious processes on behavior.

---

Definitions:

Lack Of Intimacy

A state or condition in which individuals experience an absence or deficiency of close, personal relationships or emotional connections with others.

Freudian Explanation

An interpretation based on Sigmund Freud's theories, often involving unconscious motives, conflicts, and experiences from early childhood.

Erikson's Concept

A theory proposed by Erik Erikson that outlines eight stages of psychosocial development that individuals pass through from infancy to adulthood.

Freudian Psychic Energy

Conceptualized by Sigmund Freud as the driving forces in the psyche which power all human behaviors and motivations, particularly manifested through the id, ego, and superego.