Feedback Sign Effect on Motivation: Is it Moderated by Regulatory Focus?

Applied Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-135

  Van Dijk, Dina ^a,b   Kluger, Avraham N ^a,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0842325103     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2004.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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