New developments in goal setting and task performance / Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham.

By:

Locke, Edwin A

Contributor(s):

Latham, Gary P

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Routledge, 2012.Description: xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN:

9780815390879

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LOC classification:

HF5549.5.G6 L62 1984

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Contents:

The Basics — Goal Setting Theory, 1990 — The Economic Value of Goal Setting to Employers — Stretch Goals — Risks, Possibilities, and Best Practices — Mediators and Moderators — Attributions and Emotions as Mediators and/or Moderators in the Goal-Striving Process — Feedback, Goal Setting, and Task Performance Revisited — Goal Commitment — Goals, Goal Orientations, Strategies, and Performance — Special Goal Topics — Goals and Affect — Determinants of Goals — The Role of Self-Efficacy in Goal-Based Motivation — Goals and Self-Regulation — Emerging Perspectives across Levels and Time — Multiple Goal Pursuit — Learning Goals — A Qualitative and Quantitative Reviews — Goals and Self-Efficacy as Mediators — Long Term and Large Scale Goal Setting Programs and Studies — Long-Term Effects of Goal Setting on Performance with the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES) — The Predictive Validity of Conscious and Subconscious Motives on Career Advancement — Goal Setting and Organizational Transformation — A Quantitative Analysis of the High Performance Cycle in Italy — Goals in Groups and at the Macro Level — Goal Setting in Teams — Units, Divisions, and Organizations — Macro-Level Goal Setting — Goal Setting in Specific Domains — The Relevance of Goal Setting Theory for Human Resource Management — Goals and Creativity — Leadership and Goal Setting — Goal Setting in Sports — Goals and Negotiation — Using Goal Setting to Promote Health Behavior Change — Diet and Physical Activity — Linking Goals and Aging — Experimental and Lifespan Approaches — Goals and Entreprenuership — Working with Goals in Therapy — Goal Setting in the Academic Arena — Cross Cultural Issues in Goal Setting — Goals and the Subconscious — Regulating Goal Pursuit Through Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions — Priming Subconscious Goals — Problems and Pitfalls — Potential Pitfalls in Goal Setting and How to Avoid Them — The Goal Setting Questionnaire — Re-Examining the Goal-Setting Questionnaire — Goal Setting and Self Development — Using Goal Setting Theory to Promote Personal Development — Overview and Conclusions — Goal Setting Theory — The Current State.

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Summary: This book concentrates on the last twenty years of research in the area of goal setting and performance at work. The editors and contributors believe goals affect action, and this volume has a lineup of international contributors who look at the recent theories and implications in this area for IO psychologists and human resource management academics and graduate students.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Basics —
Goal Setting Theory, 1990 —
The Economic Value of Goal Setting to Employers —
Stretch Goals —
Risks, Possibilities, and Best Practices —
Mediators and Moderators —
Attributions and Emotions as Mediators and/or Moderators in the Goal-Striving Process —
Feedback, Goal Setting, and Task Performance Revisited —
Goal Commitment —
Goals, Goal Orientations, Strategies, and Performance —
Special Goal Topics —
Goals and Affect —
Determinants of Goals —
The Role of Self-Efficacy in Goal-Based Motivation —
Goals and Self-Regulation —
Emerging Perspectives across Levels and Time —
Multiple Goal Pursuit —
Learning Goals —
A Qualitative and Quantitative Reviews —
Goals and Self-Efficacy as Mediators —
Long Term and Large Scale Goal Setting Programs and Studies —
Long-Term Effects of Goal Setting on Performance with the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES) —
The Predictive Validity of Conscious and Subconscious Motives on Career Advancement —
Goal Setting and Organizational Transformation —
A Quantitative Analysis of the High Performance Cycle in Italy —
Goals in Groups and at the Macro Level —
Goal Setting in Teams —
Units, Divisions, and Organizations —
Macro-Level Goal Setting —
Goal Setting in Specific Domains —
The Relevance of Goal Setting Theory for Human Resource Management —
Goals and Creativity —
Leadership and Goal Setting —
Goal Setting in Sports —
Goals and Negotiation —
Using Goal Setting to Promote Health Behavior Change —
Diet and Physical Activity —
Linking Goals and Aging —
Experimental and Lifespan Approaches —
Goals and Entreprenuership —
Working with Goals in Therapy —
Goal Setting in the Academic Arena —
Cross Cultural Issues in Goal Setting —
Goals and the Subconscious —
Regulating Goal Pursuit Through Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions —
Priming Subconscious Goals —
Problems and Pitfalls —
Potential Pitfalls in Goal Setting and How to Avoid Them —
The Goal Setting Questionnaire —
Re-Examining the Goal-Setting Questionnaire —
Goal Setting and Self Development —
Using Goal Setting Theory to Promote Personal Development —
Overview and Conclusions —
Goal Setting Theory —
The Current State.

This book concentrates on the last twenty years of research in the area of goal setting and performance at work. The editors and contributors believe goals affect action, and this volume has a lineup of international contributors who look at the recent theories and implications in this area for IO psychologists and human resource management academics and graduate students.

M1 Human Resource Management: Theories of Humans at Work