Goal orientation in organizational research: A conceptual and empirical foundation

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-48

  Button, Scott B ^a   Mathieu, John E ^b   Zajac, Dennis M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030188304     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1996.0063     Document Type: Article

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