The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: Its implications for education, training and workplace learning

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 238-251

  Murphy, Daragh ^a   Campbell, Clifton ^a   Garavan, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education; Performance; Training; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134869     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599910272112     Document Type: Article

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