Ferrier, Walter J.; Fhionnlaoich, Cormac Mac; Smith, Ken G. - In: Managerial and Decision Economics 23 (2002) 4-5, pp. 301-316
Prior research on how ex ante performance impacts competitive behavior has led to conflicting conclusions. Prospect theory, for example, suggests that poor performance promotes aggressive behavior, whereas threat-rigidity theory predicts the opposite. We attempt to reconcile these conflicting...
