Motivating protégés' personal learning in teams: A multilevel investigation of autonomy support and autonomy orientation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1195-1208

  Liu, Dong ^a   Fu, Ping Ping ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b The Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mentoring; Personal learning; Prot g outcomes; Teams

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82855181957     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024716     Document Type: Article

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