Goal setting and task performance: 1969-1980.

Edwin A. Locke, Karyll N. Shaw, Lise M. Saari, Gary P. Latham·1981·Psychological Bulletin
DOI 10.1037//0033-2909.90.1.125

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Locke, E. A., Shaw, K. N., Saari, L. M., & Latham, G. P. (1981). Goal setting and task performance: 1969-1980. Psychological Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1037//0033-2909.90.1.125

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