The Effects of Goal Setting, External Feedback, and Self-Generated Feedback on Outcome Variables: A Field Experiment.

1 June 1982

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 25 (2) , 359-372
https://doi.org/10.2307/255997

Abstract

This study compared the motivational impact of goal setting and performance feedback on four measures of performance, intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Goal setting was found to be superior to nongoal-setting, feedback was superior to nonfeedback, and self-generated feedback with goal setting was more powerful than externally generated feedback with goal setting.

Keywords

GOAL SETTING IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
EMPLOYEES -- RATING OF
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
JOB PERFORMANCE
FEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY)
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT

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