TY - BOOK ID - 146026197 TI - Beware the winner's curse : victories that can sink you and your company AU - Anandalingam, G. AU - Lucas, Henry C. PY - 2004 SN - 9786612235269 1280535466 9786610535460 0198039441 1282235265 PB - England ; New York : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Consolidation and merger of corporations KW - Corporate reorganizations. KW - Psychological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:146026197 AB - 'Beware the Winner's Curse' shows how hubris and badly aligned financial incentives lead managers to aggressively pursue victories, and end up worse off as a result. It explores recent disasters in business, sports, and entertainment, and offers concrete steps that managers can take to avoid encountering the curse. ER -