The bright side of managerial over-optimism

Human estimation and inference are subject to systematic biases such as overconfidence and over-optimism. In contrast to prior research that has identified multiple negative consequences of these biases, we focus on positive effects. We empirically examine a setting in which over-optimism a) is a re...

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Main Authors: HILARY, Gilles, HSU, Charles, SEGAL, Benjamin, WANG, Rencheng
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1816
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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