MBA students seem intent on building, creating, and rescuuing businesses. Even when it is the most obvious solution, they resist pulling the plug on a venture.
McKinsey has a chart summarizing the cognitive biases that make it so hard for us to shut down, exit, or divest a business unit.
McKinsey Quarterly, in 2006, published an article discussing managerial biases when making continuance or cessation decisions. Sunk Cost Fallacy and other 'clouding factors' are considered.
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Luke - not just students but also grads - a business often becomes like a child to the owners and they dont want to abandon it even if it is "mis-behaving". Also we dont like to give up - reminds me of something my 15 year old says - "rehab is for quitters".
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