The relationship between self-efficacy for participating in self-managed work groups and the big five personality dimensions

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-362

  Thoms, Peg ^a   Moore, Keirsten S ^b   Scott, Kimberly S ^c  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030176905     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199607)17:4<349::AID-JOB756>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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