Work motivation: The incorporation of self-concept-based processes

Human Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 969-998

  Leonard, Nancy H ^a   Beauvais, Laura L ^b   Scholl, Richard W ^b  

^a LEWIS CLARK STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Metatheory; Motivational profile; Self concept based motivation; Social identities; Sources of motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041020312     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679905200801     Document Type: Article

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