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

Academy of Management Review · 1987 · 1.3K citations · 67 references

Concepts

ManagementHuman Resource ManagementOrganizational BehaviorGoal SettingIndividual DifferencesStrategic Human Resource ManagementEmployee MotivationGoal PersistenceMotivationOrganizational PerformancePerformance GoalsSelf-efficacyGeneral Self-efficacyGoal Attainment DifficultyGoal Difficulty EvaluationGoal Difficulty SelectionSelf-efficacy TheoryTask-specific Self-efficacyWorkplace Self-efficacy

Abstract

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...

References

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Psychological Review · 1977 · 42.6K citations · Full text

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

Social Learning Theory.

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Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Social Cognition +7

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Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +7

Harvard Business Review

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Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.

Albert Bandura · American Psychologist · 1982 · 15.2K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14