To what degree does the desire for promotion motivate faculty to perform research? Testing the expectancy theory

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 723-752

  Tien, Flora F ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0034407428     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007020721531     Document Type: Article

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