A test of goal commitment as a moderator of the relationship between goal level and performance

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 329-336

  Dodd, Nancy G ^a   Anderson, Kenneth S ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344446068     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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