For example, in one of their studies, Molden and Hui put participants into either a promotion or prevention mindset by having them spend five minutes writing about their "personal hopes and aspirations" (promotion) or "duties and obligations" (prevention).
Despite high hopes, and much promotion by consultancies and ICT companies, it is well-established that many ICT public projects are unsuccessful [7, 8].
Mr. Solomon said he hoped the sale and promotion of electronic books would inspire sales of printed books through traditional retailers as well.
BBC Radio Kent's Matt Cole Kentnt came to Cardiff with hopes of victory and promotion, but day two belonged to the side fighting to avoid the wooden spoon.
It claims that the company systematically steered women into jobs with little hope of promotion and paid them less than men.
For Tory MPs with little hope of promotion, and every chance of losing their seats, UKIP is a tempting lure.
Both sides remain mid-table with the threat of relegation and hope of promotion having disappeared with six games remaining.
Finally, the expansion of the wartime economy enabled blacks to enter industries that had previously barred them, leading them to hope for promotion and access to more decision-making positions.
The island side would need a bonus-point win, and to hope promotion rivals Ealing and Fylde both slip up.
A more recent survey by DDI, another American consultancy, found that more than half of respondents described their job as "stagnant", meaning that they had nothing interesting to do and little hope of promotion.
