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Goal Framing

Goal Framing is a motivational cognitive schema within goal setting theory that specifies how goals are interpreted and structured in terms of their underlying regulatory orientation, temporal focus, and level of abstraction to influence goal pursuit and behavioral engagement.

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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 · American Psychologist · 2002 · 5.8K citations

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Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control

Icek Ajzen, Thomas J. Madden · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1986 · 5.5K citations

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A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance

Henry L. Tosi, Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham · Academy of Management Review · 1991 · 4.9K citations

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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 · American Psychologist · 2002 · 4.8K citations

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Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason.

J. David Velleman, Michael E. Bratman · The Philosophical Review · 1991 · 2.4K citations

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Authors

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  1. EA
    Edwin A. Locke

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    28 publications · 25.4K citations

    24

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  2. GP
    Gary P. Latham

    University of Toronto, Canada

    20 publications · 22K citations

    17

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  3. AF
    Ayelet Fishbach

    University of Chicago, United States

    12 publications · 2.5K citations

    12

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  4. PM
    Peter M. Gollwitzer

    New York University, United States

    9 publications · 910 citations

    9

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  5. HA
    Henk Aarts

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    9 publications · 583 citations

    9

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Institutions

666

  1. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    12.3K citations

  2. New York University

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    36 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    16 h-index

    21 publications

    12.1K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    4.1K citations

  5. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    4.2K citations

  8. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    10.2K citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    47 publications · 7.3K citations

    34

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  2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    33 publications · 8.9K citations

    25

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  4. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    26 publications · 4.7K citations

    20

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  5. Motivation and Emotion

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

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