Cultural variations in achievement motivation despite equivalent motivational strength: Motivational concerns among Indian and American corporate professionals

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 456-464

  Tripathi, Ritu ^a   Cervone, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Culture; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649116021     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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