Self-efficacy and work-related performance: A meta-analysis.
Psychological BulletinPublished 1 September 1998
Alexander D. Stajković, Fred Luthans
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This meta-analysis (114 studies, k = 157, N = 21,616) examined the relationship between self-efficacy and work-related performance. Results of the primary meta-analysis indicated a significant weighted average correlation between self-efficacy and work-related performance, G (r+) = .38, and a signif
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