Implementation Intentions and Effective Goal Pursuit

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 186-199

  Gollwitzer, Peter M ^a   Brandstätter, Veronike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0346938420     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.186     Document Type: Article

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