Strategic risk behaviour and its temporalities: Between risk propensity and decision context

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 515-534

  Das, T K ^a   Teng, Bing Sheng ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035373530     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00247     Document Type: Article

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