An examination of the relative impact of assigned goals and self-efficacy on personal goals and performance over time

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1084-1103

  Button, Scott B ^a   Mathieu, John E ^b   Aikin, Kathryn J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030590033     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01126.x     Document Type: Article

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