Why do people with and without power succeed or fail? power and control attributions;¿Por qué tienen éxito y fracasan las personas con poder y sin poder? poder y atribuciones de control

Universitas Psychologica

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-66

  Martínez Gutiérrez, Rocío ^a   Rodríguez Bailón, Rosa ^a   Moya, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attribution; Control; Effort; Observer; Occupational prestige; Power; Power. social sciences; Skill; Social psychology; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957120514     PISSN: 16579267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11144/javeriana.upsy9-1.ptef     Document Type: Article

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