subject organisational behaviour Theorize how personality can affect decision making in regard to escalation commitment. Describe how a conscientious person might react to a situation in which he has a great deal of time, money, and emotional energy invested. Solution Decision making refers to a process of developing a promise to some course of action. By making a choice, and making a commitment of resources such as time, money or personnel. Once individuals make decisions, they try to become committed to those decisions. Escalation of commitment refers to tendency to continue to commit resources to a failing course of action. Personality of an individual is related to creativity. Personality includes intellectual and artistic values, core interests, high energy, and concern with achievement, independence of own judgment, perception, self-confidence, and a creative self-image. Hence a personality characteristics of an individual provides useful idea, promote creativity to develop in order to succeed a decision. Conscientiousness is a personality trait of being careful and thorough. Conscientiousness leads a desire and tendency to do a task well, conscientious people are highly efficient organized and exhibit a tendency to show self discipline, punctual and goal oriented. A conscientious person might react to a situation in which he has a great deal of time, money, and emotional energy invested as given below-.