An empirical test of heuristics and biases affecting real option valuation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-284

  Miller, Kent D ^a   Shapira, Zur ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral decision theory; Discount rates; Prospect theory; Real options; Risk preferences

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COSTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BEHAVORIAL DECISION THEORY; PRICING MODELS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 1242265423     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.374     Document Type: Article

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