How Can Decision Making Be Improved?

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-383

  Milkman, Katherine L ^a   Chugh, Dolly ^b   Bazerman, Max H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993775928     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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