Studies of the relationship between satisfaction, goal-setting, and performance
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When people aim for and master desired levels of performance, they experience a sense of satisfaction.
“When people aim for, and master, desired levels of performance, they experience a sense of satisfaction (Locke, Cartledge, & Knerr, 1970).”
From Cultivating competence, self-efficacy, and intrinsic interest through proximal self-motivation. (1981) · cites this paper as Locke, Cartledge, & Knerr, 1970
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Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives
Locke, E. A. (1968) · Organizational Behavior and Human Performance · doi:10.1016/0030-5073(68)90004-4 · Cited by 2,409 · see citing works
Self-citationMotivational effects of knowledge of results: A goal-setting phenomenon?
Locke, E. A., Cartledge, N., & Koeppel, J. (1968) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/h0026737 · Cited by 264 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Locke, E. A., Cartledge, N., & Knerr, C. S.
- Affiliations
- American Institutes for Research (US)
- ORCID
- Locke, Edwin A.
- Venue
- Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1970-03
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 135-158
- ISSN
- 0030-5073 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2031111312
- Cited by
- 221
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 10.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Organizational Behavior and Human Performance (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Keywords
- job satisfaction, goal setting, task performance, motivation, value judgments, affective reactions, performance evaluation (human resources), extrinsic rewards
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