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Enhancing the Benefits and Overcoming the Pitfalls of Goal Setting

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Enhancing the Benefits and Overcoming the Pitfalls of Goal Setting
Author(s)Latham, Gary P.; Locke, Edwin A.
AbstractImportance of an effective goal setting theory as a level of measuring employee performance is discussed. The benefits and potential shortcomings of goal settings are presented.
IssueNo4
Pages332-340
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceOrganizational Dynamics
VolumeNo35
PubDate 2006
ISBN_ISSN0090-2616

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