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Competitive Goal Structure

Competitive Goal Structure is a motivational framework in team dynamics wherein the achievement of goals by one individual or subgroup inherently reduces the likelihood of others achieving their goals, thereby fostering rivalry through interdependent, zero-sum outcomes.

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Effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures on achievement: A meta-analysis.

David W. Johnson, Geoffrey Maruyama, Roger T. Johnson et al. · Psychological Bulletin · 1981 · 1.5K citations

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Instructional Goal Structure: Cooperative, Competitive, or Individualistic

David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson · Review of Educational Research · 1974 · 534 citations

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Achievement attributions and self-instructions under competitive and individualistic goal structures.

Carole Ames · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1984 · 410 citations

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Reflexivity for Team Innovation in China

Dean Tjosvold, Moureen Tang, Michael West · Group & Organization Management · 2004 · 299 citations

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Winning Isn't Everything: Competition, Achievement Orientation, and Intrinsic Motivation

John M. Tauer, Judith M. Harackiewicz · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1999 · 178 citations

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Authors

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  1. DT
    Dean Tjosvold

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    6 publications · 494 citations

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  2. CA
    Carole Ames

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    5 publications · 663 citations

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  3. RA
    Russell Ames

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    3 publications · 221 citations

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  4. DW
    David W. Johnson

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. WG
    William G. Graziano

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    3 publications · 210 citations

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Institutions

72

  1. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    3K citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    198 citations

  3. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    317 citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  5. Fraser Health

    Surrey, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

  6. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  7. Lingnan University

    Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    323 citations

  8. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    508 citations

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  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    5 publications · 663 citations

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  2. Psychology of sport and exercise

    3 publications · 90 citations

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  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    3 publications · 189 citations

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  4. Review of Educational Research

    RER · 2 publications · 661 citations

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  5. Psychological Bulletin

    2 publications · 1.7K citations

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