Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Types of Change: An Analysis of the Malleability of General and Specific Self-Efficacy Constructs and Measures

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 378-391

  Mencl, Jennifer ^a   Tay, Louis ^b   Schwoerer, Catherine E ^c   Drasgow, Fritz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement invariance; research methods; self efficacy; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868632875     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051812442968     Document Type: Article

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