Fluctuations in work motivation: Tasks do not matter!

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-22

  Navarro, Jose ^a   Curioso, Fernando ^a   Gomes, Duarte ^b   Arrieta, Carlos ^c   Cortes, Mauricio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Fluctuation; Fractal structure; Task; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84875707560     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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