The role of goal specificity in the goal-setting process |
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Authors: | Howard J. Klein Ellen M. Whitener Daniel R. Ilgen |
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Affiliation: | (1) Faculty of Management and Human Resources, The Ohio State University, 1775 College Road, 43210-1399 Columbus, Ohio;(2) University of Virginia, USA;(3) Michigan State University, USA |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between goal specificity and task performance, with specificity operationalized as a continuous quantitative variable reflecting the range of performance levels individuals chose as their personal goals. It was hypothesized that, controlling for goal difficulty, specific personal goals would be associated with higher levels of task performance. It was also hypothesized that task strategy would mediate the relationship between goal specificity and performance and that specific goals would be associated with smaller goal-performance discrepancies. The results from a sample of 162 college students working on an eye-hand coordination task supported the hypothesis concerning goal-performance discrepancies. They hypotheses regarding task strategy and the relationship between goal specificity and performance were supported only on the second of two trials. |
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