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The Determinants of Goal Commitment
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The concept and measurement of commitment to goals, a key aspect of goal-setting theory, are discussed. The strength of the relationship between commitment and performance is asserted to depend on the amount of variance in commitment. Three major categories of determinants of commitment are discussed: external factors (authority, peer influence, external rewards), interactive factors (participation and competition), and internal factors (expectancy, internal rewards). Applications of these ideas are made and new research directions are suggested.
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- Authors
- Locke, E. A., Latham, G. P., & Erez, M.
- Venue
- The Academy of Management Review
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 1988-01
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 23
- ISSN
- 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2160046608
- Cited by
- 840
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 33.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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