Do real options lead to escalation of commitment?

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-119

  Zardkoohi, Asghar ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0942289771     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2004.11851733     Document Type: Review

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