Multiple goal pursuit

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Multiple goal pursuit. / Sun, Shu Hua; Frese, Michael.
New Developments in goal setting and task performance. Hrsg. / Edwin Locke; Gary Latham. 1. Aufl. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. S. 177-194.

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Sun, SH & Frese, M 2013, Multiple goal pursuit. in E Locke & G Latham (Hrsg.), New Developments in goal setting and task performance. 1 Aufl., Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, New York, S. 177-194. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203082744

APA

Sun, S. H., & Frese, M. (2013). Multiple goal pursuit. In E. Locke, & G. Latham (Hrsg.), New Developments in goal setting and task performance (1 Aufl., S. 177-194). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203082744

Vancouver

Sun SH, Frese M. Multiple goal pursuit. in Locke E, Latham G, Hrsg., New Developments in goal setting and task performance. 1 Aufl. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 2013. S. 177-194 doi: 10.4324/9780203082744

Bibtex

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