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The Two Blades of the Scissors: Performance Feedback and Intrinsic Attributes in Organizational Risk Taking

Xavier Sobrepere i Profitós, Thomas Keil, Pasi Kuusela

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Knowing Your Place: Social Performance Feedback in Good Times and Bad Times Thomas P. Moliterno et al. · 2014
Momentum and Organizational Risk Taking: Evidence from the National Football League David W. Lehman, Jungpil Hahn · 2012
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Attention to Attention William Ocasio · 2010
Self-Enhancement and Learning from Performance Feedback Alexander Jordan, Pino G. Audia · 2012

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