Gender differences in competition

Negotiation Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 447-463

  Niederle, Muriel ^a,b   Vesterlund, Lise ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Confidence; Gender differences; Negotiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349120223     PISSN: 07484526     EISSN: 15719979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2008.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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