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Notes on the Concept of Commitment

Howard S. Becker
- 01 Jul 1960 - 
- Vol. 66, Iss: 1, pp 32-40
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The concept of commitment is widely used but has received little formal analysis as mentioned in this paper, which contains an implicit explanation of one mechanism producing consistent human behavior. Commitments come into bei...
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The concept of commitment is widely used but has received little formal analysis. It contains an implicit explanation of one mechanism producing consistent human behavior. Commitments come into bei...

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