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

Gist, Marilyn E.·1987·The Academy of Management Review

DOI 10.5465/amr.1987.4306562

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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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Authors: Gist, M. E.
Affiliations: University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author: Gist, Marilyn E.
Venue: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 1987-07
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
Pages: 472
ISSN: 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.5465/amr.1987.4306562
OpenAlex: W2123016156
Cited by: 1,447
References: 78
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 64 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 47 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 61 · 2017: 52 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 66 · 2014: 83 · 2013: 76 · 2012: 68
FWCI: 13.07
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Academy of Management Review (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Motivation
Keywords: self-efficacy, organizational behavior, human resource management, task effort, persistence, goal difficulty, task interest, achievement motivation

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