Sun Yat-Sen Management Review 1995/6
Vol. 3, No.2 p.85-103
Department of Business Management National Sun Yat-sen University, Department of Management and Systems Washington State University
This study examined how much people would adhere to their task strategies within a competitive context. As indicated by the extant theories, performance feedback was always one of the determinants. Moderated by availability of additional knowledge, self-esteem and gender were found to have significant effects on task-strategy persistence.
(76_03026_Abs.pdf(File does not exist))Individual Differences, Persistence, Self-esteem, Gender Differences, Locus of Control, Need for Cognition.
This study examined how much people would adhere to their task strategies within a competitive context. As indicated by the extant theories, performance feedback was always one of the determinants. Moderated by availability of additional knowledge, self-esteem and gender were found to have significant effects on task-strategy persistence.
(76_03026_Abs.pdf(File does not exist))Individual Differences, Persistence, Self-esteem, Gender Differences, Locus of Control, Need for Cognition.