The moderating effect of supervisory support on the self-efficacy work-performance relationship

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 164-173

  Ballantine, Kim ^a   Nunns, Christopher G ^a  

^a NONE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032328841     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124639802800307     Document Type: Article

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