TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Business owners' optimism and business performance after a natural disaster
JO  - Psychological reports
A1  - Bronson, James W.
A1  - Faircloth, James B.
A1  - Valentine, Sean R.
SP  - 960
EP  - 962
VL  - 99
IS  - 3
N2  - Previous work indicates that individuals' optimism is related to superior performance in adverse situations. This study examined correlations after flooding for measures of business recovery but found only weak support (very small common variance) for business owners' optimism scores and sales recovery. Using traditional measures of recovery, in this study was little empirical evidence that optimism would be of value in identifying businesses at risk after a natural disaster.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2941
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -