Chapter 2 A matter of feeling? The role of intuition in entrepreneurial decision-making and behavior

Research on Emotion in Organizations

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 35-55

  Sadler Smith, Eugene ^a   Hodgkinson, Gerard P ^a   Sinclair, Marta ^a  

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EID: 47549116995     PISSN: 17469791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1746-9791(08)04002-9     Document Type: Review

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