Ovulatory shifts in women's social motives and behaviors: Implications for corporate organizations

Neuroeconomics and the Firm

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 116-130

  Durante, Kristina M ^a   Saad, Gad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

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