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Does Feedback Seeking Always Improve Performance? Investigating the Roles of Feedback Seeking Content and Frequency in Determining Goal Achievement and Behavior-Related Performance Cover

Does Feedback Seeking Always Improve Performance? Investigating the Roles of Feedback Seeking Content and Frequency in Determining Goal Achievement and Behavior-Related Performance

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|Feb 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5661 | Journal ISSN: 2080-7279
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Published on: Feb 23, 2023
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