Destructive Criticism Revisited: Appraisals, Task Outcomes, and the Moderating Role of Competitiveness

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-203

  Raver, Jana L ^a   Jensen, Jaclyn M ^b   Lee, Junghyun ^b   O'Reilly, Jane ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84857796184     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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