Prevalence and prediction of positive discrepancy creation: Examining a discrepancy between two self-regulation theories

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 498-511

  Phillips, Jean M ^a   Hollenbeck, John R ^b   Ilgen, Daniel R ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

GOALS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 85047673959     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.5.498     Document Type: Article

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