Avoiding regret in decisions with feedback: A negotiation example

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 87-97

  Larrick, Richard P ^a   Boles, Terry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0002096695     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1995.1064     Document Type: Article

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