On the Value of Aiming High: The Causes and Consequences of Ambition

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 758-775

  Judge, Timothy A ^a   Kammeyer Mueller, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambition; Career success; Income; Longevity.; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84868641536     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028084     Document Type: Article

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