Moderation by goal commitment of the feedback-performance relationship: Theoretical explanation and preliminary study

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 561-580

  Renn, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback performance relationship; Goal commitment; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346499197     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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