Culture moderates the self-regulation of shame and its effects on performance: The case of salespersons in the Netherlands and the Philippines

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-233

  Bagozzi, Richard P ^a   Verbeke, Willem ^b   Gavino Jr , Jacinto C ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Asian Institute of Management   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHILIPPINES; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHAME; SOCIAL CONTROL;

AFFECT; COMMERCE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHILIPPINES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 0037398702     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.2.219     Document Type: Article

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