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Metaphors and the market: Consequences and preconditions of agent and object metaphors in stock market commentary

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  • Morris, Michael W.
  • Sheldon, Oliver J.
  • Ames, Daniel R.
  • Young, Maia J

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  • Morris, Michael W. & Sheldon, Oliver J. & Ames, Daniel R. & Young, Maia J, 2007. "Metaphors and the market: Consequences and preconditions of agent and object metaphors in stock market commentary," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 102(2), pages 174-192, March.
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