Progress takes work: Effects of the locomotion dimension on job involvement, effort investment, and task performance in organizations

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1723-1743

  Pierro, Antonio ^a   Kruglanski, Arie W ^b   Higgins, E Tory ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 33745057778     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00078.x     Document Type: Review

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