Goal-induced risktaking in negotiation and decision making

Social Cognition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-364

  Larrick, Richard P ^a   Heath, Chip ^b   Wu, George ^c,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 67749104178     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2009.27.3.342     Document Type: Article

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