Entrepreneurial actions and optimistic overconfidence: The role of motivated reasoning in new product introductions

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-309

  Simon, Mark ^a   Shrader, Rodney C ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Motivated reasoning; New product introductions; Overconfidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857191045     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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