Enhancing the Benefits and Overcoming the Pitfalls of Goal Setting
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Encountering failure during goal pursuit triggers feelings of discouragement and undermines belief in one's ability to ultimately reach that goal.
“Encountering failure during goal pursuit triggers feelings of discouragement (Heath, Larrick and Wu 1999) and undermines belief in one's ability to ultimately reach that goal (Bandura and Locke 2003; Latham and Locke 2006).”
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- Authors
- LATHAM, G. P., & LOCKE, E. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Venue
- Organizational Dynamics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 332-340
- ISSN
- 0090-2616 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1998811943
- Cited by
- 357
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 32.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Organizational Dynamics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Strategy and Culture
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Management and Organizational Practices
- Keywords
- goal setting, goal setting theory, performance improvement, employee motivation, goal difficulty, goal specificity, feedback
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