Why context matters: Overconfidence, narcissism, and the role of objective uncertainty in entrepreneurship

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 148-153

  Navis, Chad ^a   Ozbek, O Volkan ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 85008235619     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2016.0208     Document Type: Article

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