The moderating effects of dispositional affectivity on performance and task attitudes in a goal-setting context

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2321-2353

  Fortunato, Vincent J ^a   Williams, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Box 5025 ^*

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EID: 0036881799     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01865.x     Document Type: Article

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