Differences in Risk Preference between the Public and Private Sectors.

Barton, M. Frank, Jr.; Waldron, Darryl G.

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ERIC Number: EJ196144

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978

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Differences in Risk Preference between the Public and Private Sectors.

Barton, M. Frank, Jr.; Waldron, Darryl G.

Human Resource Management, v17 n4 p2-4 Win 1978

Part of a broader investigation into possible differences in the decision-making process between management in the public and private sectors, this analysis focuses on identifying differences in attitudes that may exist between public and private administration where risk assumption in managerial decision-making is concerned. (Author/MLF)

Descriptors: Administration, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Economic Research, Government Employees, Private Agencies, Risk, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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