The Effects of Goal Setting on Perceived Job Enrichment.

Abstract

Behavioral theories of work motivation and satisfaction are being applied increasingly with successful results in both the federal sector and private enterprise. Two prominent theories are job enrichment and goal setting. Past research has been conducted to test the effect of integrating these two management techniques with the intent of improving both productivity and worker satisfaction. This research study examined the effect that a goal setting program had on job enrichment as perceived by the workers involved in the experiment. A statistical analysis of the results of the experiment revealed that the goal setting program did not cause any significant change in perceived job enrichment. The authors concluded that the lack of positive results may be attributed (1) to contamination of a job enrichment program conducted prior to the goal setting intervention, and (2) to the nature of the goal setting program itself. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA061333

Entities

People

  • David F. Stack
  • Eddie R. Williams

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Covariance
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Experimental Design
  • Information Science
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Models
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Psychology.