An investigation of the unique, synergistic and balanced relationships between basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1050-1064

  Dysvik, Anders ^a   Kuvaas, Bård ^a   Gagné, Marylène ^b  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

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EID: 84877888968     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12068     Document Type: Article

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