Bridging the gap between intentions and behavior: Implementation intentions, action control, and procrastination

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 238-256

  van Hooft, Edwin A J ^a   Born, Marise Ph ^b   Taris, Toon W ^c   van der Flier, Henk ^a   Blonk, Roland W B ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action state orientation; Implementation intentions; Job search behavior; Theory of planned behavior; Trait procrastination

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744261090     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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