Reinvestment decisions by entrepreneurs: Rational decision-making or escalation of commitment?
Authors:
- Anne M. McCarthyAMAnne M. McCarthy
- F.David SchoormanFSF.David Schoorman
- Arnold C. CooperACArnold C. Cooper
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Business Venturing
- Vol. 8 (1) , 9-24
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