Affect, curiosity, and socialization-related learning: A path analysis of antecedents to job performance

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-22

  Reio Jr , Thomas G ^a   Callahan, Jamie L ^b  

^a Hum Rsrc Educ 331 Educ B ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; anger; anxiety; curiosity; interruption theory; job performance; learning; socialization; structural modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544378671     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOBU.0000040269.72795.ce     Document Type: Article

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