Social Comparison in the Setting of Goals for Own and Others' Performance

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 563-572

  Matz, David C ^b   Hinsz, Verlin B ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034373965     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022934129094     Document Type: Article

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