Managers and Productive Investment Decisions: The Impact of Uncertainty and Risk Aversion

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Sauner Leroy, Jacques Bernard ^a  

^a Direct Gen for Econ/Fin Affairs ^*

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EID: 1442351866     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2004.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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