Restraining Golem and harnessing Pygmalion in the classroom: A laboratory study of managerial expectations and task design

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-483

  Reynolds, Dennis ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38149094908     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2007.27694947     Document Type: Article

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