Behavioral Economics in Corporate Budget Planning
Budget planning failures aren't just mathematical errors—they're systematic cognitive biases embedded in organizational decision-making. This research reveals how anchoring bias, loss aversion, and optimism bias systematically distort budget estimates by 15-40% across different industries.
Through controlled experiments with 85 finance teams, we mapped the specific cognitive patterns that lead to budget overruns and developed intervention strategies that improved accuracy by 28% on average. The findings challenge conventional budget planning methodologies.
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