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Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation
Edwin A. Locke,Gary P. Latham +1 more
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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.Abstract:
University of TorontoThe authors summarize 35 years of empirical research ongoal-setting theory. They describe the core findings of thetheory, the mechanisms by which goals operate, modera-tors of goal effects, the relation of goals and satisfaction,and the role of goals as mediators of incentives. Theexternal validity and practical significance of goal-settingtheory are explained, and new directions in goal-settingresearch are discussed. The relationships of goal setting toother theories are described as are the theory’s limitations.read more
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Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control
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Prospect theory: an analysis of decision under risk
Daniel Kahneman,Amos Tversky +1 more
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Prospect theory: analysis of decision under risk
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