Self-efficacy intervention, job attitudes, and turnover: A field experiment with employees in role transition

Human Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 783-810

  McNatt, D Brian ^a   Judge, Timothy A ^b,c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Intervention; Job attitudes; Job socialization; Role transitions; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749133468     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726708092404     Document Type: Article

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