Predicting autonomous and controlled motivation to transfer training

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-138

  Gegenfurtner, Andreas ^a   Festner, Dagmar ^b   Gallenberger, Wolfgang ^c   Lehtinen, Erno ^a   Gruber, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c Sd and m Research   (Germany)

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EID: 65549093352     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2009.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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