Holding on for too long? An experimental study on inertia in entrepreneurs’ and non-entrepreneurs’ disinvestment choices

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

سال: 2010

ISSN: 0167-2681

DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2010.02.011