Demand-Perception and Self-Motivation as Opponent Processes: A Response to Bandura and Vancouver

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-26

  Bledow, Ronald ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

affect; dynamics; motivation; self efficacy; self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870409890     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206312466149     Document Type: Editorial

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