The Worls's Shortest Goal Setting Study.

Abstract

A one minute goal setting study replicated most of the basic phenomena of goal setting: success was related to satisfaction; goal level was negatively related to expectancy; expectancy was positively related to goal acceptance; expectancy and goal acceptance were not related to performance when goal level was controlled. Goal level was significantly related to performance for the sample as a whole. A unique feature of the present study was the use of 14 different goal levels including levels far beyond the subjects' capacity. It was found that at impossible goal levels, goals were not related to performance. For goal levels reasonably close to the subjects' ability, goal level and performance were linearly related. Thus the overall relationship was curvilinear. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA098612

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  • Edwin A. Locke

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  • University of Maryland

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  • Applied Psychology
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  • Management Personnel
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  • Military Research
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  • Psychology

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