Multiple goals and managers' job-related tension and performance

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-356

  Emsley, David ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Goals; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141748415     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310473091     Document Type: Article

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