The escalation of commitment in political decision-making groups: A social identity approach

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 611-629

  Dietz Uhler, Beth ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346044638     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199607)26:4<611::AID-EJSP781>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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