Breaking the frame: An analysis of strategic cognition and decision making under uncertainty

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 977-985

  Hodgkinson, Gerard P ^a   Bown, Nicola J ^b   Maule, A John ^b   Glaister, Keith W ^b   Pearman, Alan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Cognitive mapping; De biasing techniques; Framing; Strategic cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005104107     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199910)20:10<977::AID-SMJ58>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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