Training valence, instrumentality, and expectancyscale (T-VIES-it) factor structure and nomological network in an Italian sample

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-151

  Zaniboni, Sara ^a   Fraccaroli, Franco ^a   Truxillo, Donald M ^b   Bertolino, Marilena ^c   Bauer, Talya N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Expectancy theory; Italy; Measuring instruments; Motivation (psychology) paper type research paper; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955527558     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621111108792     Document Type: Article

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