A person’s ego may be tied to a particular proposal to the extent that all other alternatives are strongly lobbied against. As a result, the person may have unfavorable forecasts altered so that they are more in agreement with the desired alternative. In a study by McKinsey & Company of 2507 executives around the world, 36% responded that managers hide, restrict, or misrepresent information at least “somewhat” frequently when submitting capital-investment proposals. In addition, an executive might influence other people in tip management to favor a particular alternative so that objections to it are overruled. In the same McKinsey study of global executives, more than 60% of the managers reported that business unit and divisional heads form alliances with peers or lobby someone more senior in the organization at least “somewhat” frequently when resource allocation decisions are being made.