Positive illusions and forecasting errors in mutual fund investment decisions

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-114

  Moore, Don A ^a   Kurtzberg, Terri R ^a   Fox, Craig R ^a   Bazerman, Max H ^a  

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EID: 0033175524     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1999.2835     Document Type: Article

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