Managing the goal-setting paradox: How to get better results from high goals and be happy

Negotiation Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-231

  Freshman, Clark ^a   Guthrie, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Goals; Mindfulness; Negotiation; Outcomes; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149097974     PISSN: 07484526     EISSN: 15719979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2009.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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