Implicit/Explicit Motive Discrepancies and Volitional Depletion among Managers

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-327

  Kehr, Hugo M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Explicit motives; Implicit motives; Motive discrepancies; Subjective well being; Volitional strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLITION;

EID: 1142289845     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203256967     Document Type: Article

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