The Influence of Affect on Managers' Capital-Budgeting Decisions

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 477-494

  Kida, Thomas E ^a   Moreno, Kimberly K ^b   Smith, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective reactions; Capital budgeting decisions; Investment decision alternatives; Managerial decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012159851     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/CPKU-R1DW-VW7M-U158     Document Type: Article

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