A manager hired an employee whose performance is not up to the organization's standards. The manager sends the employee to several costly training seminars and devotes much time to individually counseling the employee, but the employee's performance does not improve. This is an example of
A) Confirmation trap bias.
B) Escalation of commitment.
C) Framing.
D) Conjunction fallacy.

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The manager's continued investment in the employee despite no improvement in performance exemplifies escalation of commitment, where more resources are committed in hopes of reversing a failing course of action.

A Manager Hired an Employee Whose Performance Is Not Up