Counterfactual thinking and venture formation: The potential effects of thinking about "what might have been"

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-91

  Baron, Robert A ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0003150166     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(98)00024-X     Document Type: Article

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