The motivation hub: Effects of goal setting and self-efficacy on effort and new product sales

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-292

  Fu, Frank Q ^a,b   Richards, Keith A ^a,c   Jones, Eli ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68349096481     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PSS0885-3134290305     Document Type: Article

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