Goal congruence in project teams: Does the fit between members' personal mastery and performance goals matter?

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1083-1095

  Kristof Brown, Amy L ^a   Stevens, Cynthia Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE;

EID: 0035542044     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.6.1083     Document Type: Article

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