Determinants of managerial risk: Exploring personality and cultural influences

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 102-125

  Williams, Steve ^a   Narendran, Sunitha ^b  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0033480760     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549909598365     Document Type: Article

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