Catching up on competitors: How organizations can motivate employees to work harder

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 736-752

  Benkhoff, Birgit ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Extra effort; Management techniques; Test of motivation theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744406937     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585199600000153     Document Type: Article

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