Entrapment and escalating commitment in investment decision making: A review

British Accounting Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-305

  Wilson, Richard M S ^a   Zhang, Qing ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031234509     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.1996.0046     Document Type: Article

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