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Trouble Setting Your Savings Goals? The Moderating Effect of Religious Belief on Goal Pursuit

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  • Jamel Khenfer

    (CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Aix-en-Provence - AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

  • Aaron Kay

    (Duke University [Durham])

  • Elyette Roux

    (CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Aix-en-Provence - AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

  • Eric Tafani

    (CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon, AMU IAE - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Aix-en-Provence - AMU - Aix Marseille Université)

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This research examines if, in the context of savings goals, the usual decrement in motivation that is observed when a goal is set with implementation concreteness, at its early stages, will dissipate when people are reminded of divine control.

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  • Jamel Khenfer & Aaron Kay & Elyette Roux & Eric Tafani, 2014. "Trouble Setting Your Savings Goals? The Moderating Effect of Religious Belief on Goal Pursuit," Post-Print hal-01079649, HAL.
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    savings goal; God; religion; motivation;
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