Achieving success at work: Development and validation of the motivational climate at work questionnaire (MCWQ)

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2231-2250

  Nerstad, Christina G L ^a   Roberts, Glyn C ^b   Richardsen, Astrid M ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b Norwegian University of Sport Sciences   (Norway)

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EID: 84887611275     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12174     Document Type: Article

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