The effects of behavioural outcome goals, learning goals, and urging people to do their best on an individual's teamwork behaviour in a group problem-solving task

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 276-285

  Brown, Travor C ^a   Latham, Gary P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 0036774494     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087180     Document Type: Article

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