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A theory of goal setting & task performance
Edwin A. Locke,Gary P. Latham +1 more
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Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation
Edwin A. Locke,Gary P. Latham +1 more
TL;DR: The authors summarize 35 years of empirical research on goal-setting theory, describing the core findings of the theory, the mechanisms by which goals operate, moderators of goal effects, the relation of goals and satisfaction, and the role of goals as mediators of incentives.
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The effects of feedback interventions on performance: A historical review, a meta-analysis, and a preliminary feedback intervention theory.
TL;DR: In this article, KlUGER and Denisi analyzed all the major reasons to reject a paper from the meta-analysis, even though the decision to exclude a paper came at the first identification of a missing inclusion criterion.
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Beyond pleasure and pain.
TL;DR: In this paper, a regulatory focus is used to distinguish self-regulation with a promotion focus (accomplishments and aspirations) from self-regulatory with a prevention focus (safety and responsibilities).
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Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation. A 35-year odyssey.
Edwin A. Locke,Gary P. Latham +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize 35 years of empirical research on goal-setting theory and describe the core findings of the theory, the mechanisms by which goals operate, moderators of goal effects, the relation of goals and satisfaction, and the role of goals as mediators of incentives.
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On the Self-Regulation of Behavior
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a plan for feedback control in the context of human behavior and its application to problems in living, including the following: 1. Introduction and plan 2. Principles of feedback control 3. Discrepancy reducing feedback processes in behavior and four further issues 4. Disrepancy enlarging loops, and three further issues 5. Goals and behavior 6.