The development and validation of the feedback orientation scale (FOS)

Journal of Management

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1372-1405

  Linderbaum, Beth A ^a   Levy, Paul E ^b  

^a Right Management   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

feedback; measurement; performance feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957685906     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206310373145     Document Type: Article

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