Academy of Management Review · 1991 · 4.2K citations · 0 references
ManagementOrganizational BehaviorPsychologyGoal SettingPerformance MeasurementGoal AttainmentGoal CommitmentGoal PlanningOutcome GoalsPerformance GoalsProcess GoalsAchievement Goal TheoryGoal RegulationGoal-performance RelationshipPerformance Goal SettingSpecific GoalsTarget Setting TheoryTask Performance AnalysisTask Performance Metrics
The article reviews the book “A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance,” by Edwin A. Locke and Gary P. Latham.