Outperforming whom? A multilevel study of performance-prove goal orientation, performance, and the moderating role of shared team identification

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1811-1824

  Dietz, Bart ^a   van Knippenberg, Daan ^a   Hirst, Giles ^b   Restubog, Simon Lloyd D ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Goal orientation; Multilevel; Sales performance; Team identification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; WORK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84947037468     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: 19391854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038888     Document Type: Article

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