Overoptimism and the performance of entrepreneurial firms

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-186

  Lowe, Robert A ^a   Ziedonis, Arvids A ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Entrepreneurship; University technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

COGNITIVE BIAS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644668943     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0482     Document Type: Article

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