The motivation to achieve in Singapore: In search of a core construct

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 885-895

  Chang, Weining C ^a   Wong, Wing Keung ^a   Teo, Grace ^a   Fam, Amy ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 0031280738     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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