Problems with the pygmalion effect and some proposed solutions

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-415

  White, Susan S ^a   Locke, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0042971896     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-9843(00)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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