A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance

Tosi, Henry L., Locke, Edwin A., Latham, Gary P.·1991·The Academy of Management Review

DOI 10.2307/258875

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.2307/258875

Cites

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Items 101–142 of 142

A Fresh Look at the Dark Side of Contemporary Careers: Toward a Realistic Discourse
Baruch, Y., & Vardi, Y. (2016) · British Journal of Management · doi:10.1111/1467-8551.12107 · Cited by 195
Unraveling the importance of the quantity and the quality of workers’ motivation for well-being: A person-centered perspective
Van den Broeck, A., Lens, W., De Witte, H., & Van Coillie, H. (2013) · Journal of Vocational Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2012.11.005 · Cited by 192
Industrial and Organisation Research on Self‐Regulation: From Constructs to Applications
Vancouver, J. B., & Day, D. V. (2005) · Applied Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2005.00202.x · Cited by 190
Self-efficacy and entrepreneurs’ adoption of unattainable goals: the restraining effects of self-control
Baron, R. A., Mueller, B. A., & Wolfe, M. T. (2016) · Journal of Business Venturing · doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2015.08.002 · Cited by 185
The work-related acceptance and action questionnaire: Initial psychometric findings and their implications for measuring psychological flexibility in specific contexts
Bond, F. W., Lloyd, J., & Guenole, N. (2013) · Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology · doi:10.1111/joop.12001 · Cited by 186
Teaching Students with Learning Problems in Math to Acquire, Understand, and Apply Basic Math Facts
Mercer, C. D., & Miller, S. P. (1992) · Remedial and Special Education · doi:10.1177/074193259201300303 · Cited by 176
The relative contribution of emotional competence and cognitive ability to individual and team performance
Offermann, L. R., Bailey, J. R., Vasilopoulos, N. L., Seal, C., & Sass, M. (2004) · Human Performance · doi:10.1207/s15327043hup1702_5 · Cited by 166
Violating Work-Family Boundaries: Reactions to Interruptions at Work and Home
Hunter, E. M., Clark, M. A., & Carlson, D. S. (2019) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206317702221 · Cited by 164
Injury rehabilitation: a goal-setting intervention study
Evans, L., & Hardy, L. (2002) · Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport · doi:10.1080/02701367.2002.10609025 · Cited by 162
Mental Contamination and the Debiasing Problem
Wilson, T. D., Centerbar, D. B., & Brekke, N. (2002) · Heuristics and Biases · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511808098.012 · Cited by 160
Training physical education students to self-regulate during basketball free throw practice.
Cleary, T. J., Zimmerman, B. J., & Keating, T. (2006) · Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport · doi:10.1080/02701367.2006.10599358 · Cited by 159
Metaphoric identity mapping: Facilitating goal setting and engagement in rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury
Ylvisaker, M., Mcpherson, K., Kayes, N., & Pellett, E. (2008) · Neuropsychological Rehabilitation · doi:10.1080/09602010802201832 · Cited by 147
Changing Behavior Using the Model of Action Phases
Keller, L., Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P. (2020) · The Handbook of Behavior Change · doi:10.1017/9781108677318.006 · Cited by 147
Keys to motivating tomorrow's workforce
Latham, G. P., & Ernst, C. T. (2006) · Human Resource Management Review · doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2006.03.014 · Cited by 147
Self-citation
The calibration of expert judgment: heuristics and biases beyond the laboratory
Koehler, D. J., Brenner, L., & Griffin, D. (2002) · Heuristics and Biases · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511808098.041 · Cited by 146
Exploring the influence of perceptual factors in the success of web-based spatial DSS
Jarupathirun, S., & Zahedi, F. “. (2007) · Decision Support Systems · doi:10.1016/j.dss.2005.05.024 · Cited by 145
Feedback, a powerful lever in teams: A review
Gabelica, C., Bossche, P. V. D., Segers, M., & Gijselaers, W. (2012) · Educational Research Review · doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2011.11.003 · Cited by 146
Article Commentary: The Study of Goals in Psychology
Dweck, C. S. (1992) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.1992.tb00019.x · Cited by 141
Values are not just goals: online ACT-based values training adds to goal setting in improving undergraduate college student performance
Chase, J. A., Houmanfar, R., Hayes, S. C., Ward, T. A., Vilardaga, J. P., & Follette, V. (2013) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2013.08.002 · Cited by 135
Self‐reflection, growth goals, and academic outcomes: A qualitative study
Travers, C. J., Morisano, D., & Locke, E. A. (2015) · British Journal of Educational Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjep.12059 · Cited by 129
Self-citation
Immediate rewards predict adherence to long-term goals
Woolley, K., & Fishbach, A. (2017) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167216676480 · Cited by 125
Strategic Resource Use for Learning: A Self-Administered Intervention That Guides Self-Reflection on Effective Resource Use Enhances Academic Performance
Chen, P., Chavez, O., Ong, D. C., & Gunderson, B. (2017) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797617696456 · Cited by 122
Theory-based strategies for enhancing the impact and usage of digital health behaviour change interventions: A review
Morrison, L. G. (2015) · DIGITAL HEALTH · doi:10.1177/2055207615595335 · Cited by 116
School performance feedback systems: Conceptualisation, analysis, and reflection
Visscher, A. J., & Coe, R. (2003) · School Effectiveness and School Improvement · doi:10.1076/sesi.14.3.321.15842 · Cited by 109
Psychological flexibility and mindfulness as predictors of individual outcomes in hospital health workers.
Ramaci, T., Bellini, D., Presti, G., & Santisi, G. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01302 · Cited by 95
SELF-REGULATION FOR MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS: THE ROLE OF ACTIVE FEEDBACK SEEKING.
Ashford, S. J., & Tsui, A. S. (1991) · Academy of Management Journal · doi:10.5465/256442 · Cited by 774
Effective components of feedback from Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) in youth mental health care: study protocol of a three-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial
van Sonsbeek, M. A., Hutschemaekers, G. G., Veerman, J. W., & Tiemens, B. B. (2014) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/1471-244x-14-3 · Cited by 86
Innovative Newsletter Interventions Improve Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Healthy Adults
LUTZ, S. F., AMMERMAN, A. S., ATWOOD, J. R., CAMPBELL, M. K., DeVELLIS, R. F., & ROSAMOND, W. D. (1999) · Journal of the American Dietetic Association · doi:10.1016/s0002-8223(99)00169-8 · Cited by 86
Enhancing Reflection Skills Through Learning Portfolios: An Empirical Test
Scott, S. G. (2010) · Journal of Management Education · doi:10.1177/1052562909351144 · Cited by 79
Environmentally significant behavior in the home
Stern, P. C. (2008) · The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Economic Behaviour · doi:10.1017/cbo9780511490118.015 · Cited by 50
Changing Simple Energy-Related Consumer Behaviors: How the Enactment of Intentions Is Thwarted by Acting and Non-Acting Habits
de Vries, P., Aarts, H., & Midden, C. J. H. (2011) · Environment and Behavior · doi:10.1177/0013916510369630 · Cited by 48
Motivating Personal Growth by Seeking Discomfort
Woolley, K., & Fishbach, A. (2022) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/09567976211044685 · Cited by 46
Injury rehabilitation: a qualitative follow-up study
Evans, L., & Hardy, L. (2002) · Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport · doi:10.1080/02701367.2002.10609026 · Cited by 45
The Construct of Goal Commitment: Measurement And Relationships with Task Performance
Seijts, G. H., & Latham, G. P. (2000) · Problems and Solutions in Human Assessment · doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-4397-8_14 · Cited by 46
Self-citation
A pilot randomized trial of technology-assisted goal setting to improve physical activity among primary care patients with prediabetes
Mann, D. M., Palmisano, J., & Lin, J. J. (2016) · Preventive Medicine Reports · doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.05.012 · Cited by 42
The Design and Development of a Personalized Leisure Time Physical Activity Application Based on Behavior Change Theories, End-User Perceptions, and Principles From Empirical Data Mining
Sporrel, K., De Boer, R. D. D., Wang, S., Nibbeling, N., Simons, M., Deutekom, M., Ettema, D., Castro, P. C., Dourado, V. Z., & Kröse, B. (2021) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.528472 · Cited by 38
Which Strategies Best Enhance Teaching and Learning in Higher Education?
Hattie, J. (2011) · Empirical Research in Teaching and Learning · doi:10.1002/9781444395341.ch8 · Cited by 37
Usability and acceptability of a website that provides tailored advice on falls prevention activities for older people
Nyman, S. R., & Yardley, L. (2009) · Health Informatics Journal · doi:10.1177/1460458208099866 · Cited by 35
Know Your Preferences: Self-Regulation as Need-Congruent Goal Selection
Grund, A., Fries, S., & Rheinberg, F. (2018) · Review of General Psychology · doi:10.1037/gpr0000159 · Cited by 34
When is audit and feedback effective in dementia care? A systematic review
Sykes, M. J., McAnuff, J., & Kolehmainen, N. (2018) · International Journal of Nursing Studies · doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.10.013 · Cited by 19
Computing Education Research Today
Fincher, S. A., Tenenberg, J., Dorn, B., Hundhausen, C., McCartney, R., & Murphy, L. (2019) · The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research · doi:10.1017/9781108654555.003 · Cited by 7
“Self-regulation in competitive sports,”
Beckmann, J., Beckmann-Waldenmayer, D., & Wolf, S. A. (2023) · Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-03921-8_20 · Cited by 4

Authors: Tosi, H. L., Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P.
Venue: The Academy of Management Review
Publisher: Academy of Management
Published: 1991-04
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 480
ISSN: 0363-7425 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2307/258875
OpenAlex: W4246679797
Cited by: 4,839
References: 0
FWCI: 98.02
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review