Individual and group goals when workers are interdependent: Effects on task strategies and performance.

Mitchell, Terence R., Silver, William S.·1990·Journal of Applied Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0021-9010.75.2.185

Abstract

The purpose of our research was to determine the appropriate goal-setting intervention for a task that requires people to work interdependently

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Mitchell, T. R., & Silver, W. S. (1990). Individual and group goals when workers are interdependent: Effects on task strategies and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0021-9010.75.2.185

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