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Self-Handicapping is an attempt to externalize a potential failure by offering an excuse, reducing effort, or creating obstacles. While extensive in psychology and education literature, the concept remains absent from business literature. The present study seeks to illustrate what self-handicapping looks like in business. We asked 92 subjects to identify what self-handicapping behaviors they have witnessed at their workplace. We used factor analysis to characterize groups of self-handicapping behavior with an overall category of self-handicapping. At the conclusion of the paper, we posit several further research questions that would follow the present study's aims.
INTRODUCTIONSelf-handicapping has been defined as the process whereby 'people withdraw effort, create obstacles to success, or make excuses so they can maintain a public or self-image of competence'. Furthermore, it [...]