What can venture capitalists and entrepreneurs learn from behavioral economists?

Strategic Change

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Yazdipour, Rassoul ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885701673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10991697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsc.851     Document Type: Article

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