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The Mere Deadline Effect: Why More Time Might Sabotage Goal Pursuit
Abstract
Contrary to the common belief that having more time facilitates goal pursuit by allowing for more flexibility and fewer restrictions, the current work argues that long deadlines may produce unintended detrimental consequences on goal pursuit. In particular, this research identifies a mere deadline effect, showing that longer versus shorter deadlines, once imposed, lead consumers to infer that the focal goal is more difficult, even when the...
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Title
The Mere Deadline Effect: Why More Time Might Sabotage Goal Pursuit
Published Date
Apr 5, 2018
Journal
Volume
45
Issue
5
Pages
1068 - 1084
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