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“Resistance to Change”: A Limiting Perspective

Eric B. Dent and Susan Galloway GoldbergView all authors and affiliations
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1. We also thank Erik K. Winslow and Peter B. Vaill for their helpful comments.
2. Millions of people each day actively pursue the financial change that comes with winning the lottery (although many winners apparently are less than successful in managing all of the implications of this transition).

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