Testing multiple motives in feedback seeking: The interaction of instrumentality and self protection motives

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 496-504

  Hays, Jocelyn Courtney ^a   Williams, Jane R ^b  

^a Pan A TALX Company   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback seeking; Feedback seeking motives; Trust in supervisor

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051799840     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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