The Performance Effects of an Ability-Based Approach to Goal Assignment

Autor/inn/en	Jeffrey, Scott A.; Schulz, Axel; Webb, Alan
Titel	The Performance Effects of an Ability-Based Approach to Goal Assignment
Quelle	In: Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 32 (2012) 3, S.221-241 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-8061
DOI	10.1080/01608061.2012.698116
Schlagwörter	Goal Orientation; Ability; Objectives; Undergraduate Students; Performance; Improvement; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Achievement; Leistung; Qualitätssteigerung; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Some organizations have begun to target their goal-setting method more closely to the ability levels of their employees. In this article, we report the results of a laboratory study of 138 undergraduate students, which shows that these "ability-based" goals are more effective at improving performance than a "one goal for all" approach, where everyone is assigned the same performance target. Results from repeated measure tests and other analysis of variance tests show that lower-ability individuals in the ability-based goal condition outperform those in the one goal for all condition. Lower- and moderate-ability participants in the one goal for all condition also experienced larger decreases in performance in later rounds. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10