Goal Setting

Goal Setting is a performance management practice that establishes specific, measurable, and challenging organizational or individual objectives to enhance employee motivation and work performance.

5.8K

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Parents

Performance Management

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Assigned GoalsGoal AdjustmentGoal AlignmentGoal AttainmentGoal ClarityGoal CommitmentGoal ConflictGoal DifficultyGoal FeedbackGoal Framing

Publications

5.8K

Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation

Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles · Contemporary Educational Psychology · 2000 · 7.1K citations

Management, Educational Psychology, Goal Setting +9

Classrooms: Goals, structures, and student motivation.

Carole Ames · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1992 · 6.2K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Instruction +15

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

Management, Psychology, Social Psychology +17

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

Management, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

Implementation intentions: Strong effects of simple plans.

Peter M. Gollwitzer · American Psychologist · 1999 · 5.3K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +12

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Authors

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Edwin A. Locke
University of Maryland, College Park, United States
82 publications · 36.6K citations
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Gary P. Latham
University of Toronto, Canada
74 publications · 33.8K citations
52
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Andrew J. Elliot
University of Rochester, United States
55 publications · 31.8K citations
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Peter M. Gollwitzer
New York University, United States
45 publications · 12.9K citations
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Judith M. Harackiewicz
University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States
31 publications · 12.4K citations
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Journal of Applied Psychology
208 publications · 33.7K citations
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
143 publications · 55K citations
92
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Journal of Educational Psychology
97 publications · 39.4K citations
73
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Contemporary Educational Psychology
CEP · 57 publications · 18.2K citations
46
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Learning and Individual Differences
69 publications · 5.6K citations
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See also Goal Setting
Core Methods	Self-monitoring Performance Goals Goal Specificity Learning Goals Goal Implementation Intentions Goal Personalization
Evaluation	Motivation Goal Commitment Goal Attainment Persistence
Variants	Self-set Goals Long-term Goals Assigned Goals Smart Goals Adaptive Goal Revision Short-term Goals
Limitations	Smart Goals
Applications	Performance Management Strategic Planning Talent Development Business Analytics Benchmarking Succession Planning Aural Rehabilitation