Self-regulation through Goal Setting

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 212-227

  Koch, Alexander K ^a   Nafziger, Julia ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Goals; Motivation; Psychology; Self control; Time inconsistency

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MODELING; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EID: 79951620220     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2010.01641.x     Document Type: Article

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