On the functional properties of perceived self-efficacy revisited

Journal of Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-44

  Bandura, Albert ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agency theory; goal setting; personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655164331     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311410606     Document Type: Editorial

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