Directional discrepancy between implicit and explicit power motives is related to well-being among managers

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-327

  Kazén, Miguel ^a   Kuhl, Julius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Directional motive discrepancy; Explicit motives; Implicit motives; Managers; Polynomial regression; Power motivation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027922874     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9219-8     Document Type: Article

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