Time mental accounting and novice employees’ intertemporal choices: mediating effects of time management disposition and future self-continuity

Key Points

• Structured time allocation reduces short-term bias in intertemporal choices, enhancing decision quality.
• Stronger future self-identity serves as a resource, complementing effective time management strategies.
• The study highlights the dual-path mechanism supporting improved decision-making among novice employees.
• Implications suggest that fostering structured time management and future self-continuity could benefit new hires.