Failure avoidance motivation in a goal-setting situation

Human Performance

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-395

  Heimerdinger, Sarah R ^a   Hinsz, Verlin B ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54249133853     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959280802347155     Document Type: Article

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