Achievement goals in the workplace: Conceptualization, prevalence, profiles, and outcomes

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-79

  Van Yperen, Nico W ^a   Orehek, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach; Avoidance; Goal orientation; Mastery; Motivation; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880332396     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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