Systematic errors in decision making processes: The case of the Italian Serie A football championship

International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 239-254

  Lombardi, Rosa ^a   Trequattrini, Raffaele ^a   Battista, Mirella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making processes; Football; Managers; Referees; Systematic errors

Indexed keywords

MANAGERS; SPORTS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; FOOTBALL; REFEREES; SPORTS COMPETITIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84904022463     PISSN: 17558077     EISSN: 17558085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJADS.2014.063230     Document Type: Article

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