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Self-Efficacy: Implications for Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Marilyn E. Gist

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Self-efficacy (one's belief in one's capability to perform a task) affects task effort, persistence, expressed interest, and the level of goal difficulty selected for performance. Despite this, lit...

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Self-efficacy (one's belief in one's capability to perform a task) affects task effort, persistence, expressed interest, and the level of goal difficulty selected for performance. Despite this, lit...

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Self-efficacy (one's belief in one's capability to perform a task) affects task effort, persistence, expressed interest, and the level of goal difficulty selected for performance. Despite this, lit...

Key concepts: Human resource management, Organizational behavior, Organizational behavior and human resources, Organizational effectiveness, Organizational behavior management, Psychology, Business, Employee motivation

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