Within-Person Fluctuations of Proactive Behavior: How Affect and Experienced Competence Regulate Work Behavior

Human Performance

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-93

  Fay, Doris ^a   Sonnentag, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 84858163013     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2011.631647     Document Type: Article

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