Constructing self-efficacy at work: A person-centered perspective

Personnel Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-183

  Tams, Svenja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching; Feedback; Learning; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849097001     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480810850524     Document Type: Article

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