The Volitional and Strategic Effects of Planning on Task Performance and Goal Commitment

Human Performance

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-387

  Diefendorff, James M ^b   Lord, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141976735     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327043HUP1604_3     Document Type: Article

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