The Influence of Degree of Expertise and Objective Task Complexity on Perceived Task Complexity and Performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1320-1331

  Haerem, Thorvald ^a   Rau, Devaki ^b  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

expertise; performance; task complexity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

COGNITION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 34748854821     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.5.1320     Document Type: Article

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