Self-efficacy, overconfidence, and the negative effect on subsequent performance: A field study

Information and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-76

  Moores, Trevor T ^a   Chang, Jerry Cha Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Field study; Metacognition; Overconfidence; Performance; PLS; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; TEACHING;

FIELD STUDY; METACOGNITION; OVERCONFIDENCE; PERFORMANCE; PLS; SELF-EFFICACY;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 63749116991     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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