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On the emotional value of owning a firm

This article examines how owners of firms subjectively value their ownership stake in monetary terms. We utilize endowment and possession attachment literature to investigate how emotional benefits and costs related to organizational ownership affect emotional value. We define emotional value as th...

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Main Author: Zellweger, Thomas M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
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