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Striving and Feeling: Interactions among Goals, Affect, and Self-Regulation » Read Now
by Leonard L. Martin, Abraham Tesser. 408 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Linkers are people who interpret nonattainment of lower order goals e.g., ideal weight as threats to the attainment of higher...specification, approach versus avoidance...
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Ideologies, Goals and Values » Read Now
by Feliks Gross. 350 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
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Goal Attainment Scaling: Applications, Theory, and Measurement » Read Now
by Thomas J. Kiresuk, Aaron Smith, Joseph E. Cardillo. 310 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Choate The basic procedures for scaling goals are summarized in chapter 1. The following...explained the basic steps in scaling goals, reviewed the most common...
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Motivation: Theory and Research (Chap. 2 "Goal Setting Theory") » Read Now
by Harold F. O'Neil Jr., Michael Drillings. 332 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...with goal setting theory, the assigned goals, which in this study were distal, affected...with goal setting theory, the higher goals led to higher levels of...
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Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Theories, and Analyses ("Goal-Setting Theory" begins on p. 233) » Read Now
by John B. Miner. 888 pgs.

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The book begins with a treatment of the role of science and the nature of theory and research. A discussion of the early origins and history of organizational behavior follows. This is the most comprehensive coverage of how organizational behavior emerged and grew. It presents and evaluates the...
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The book begins with a treatment of the role of science and the nature of theory and research. A discussion of the early origins and history of organizational behavior follows. This is the most comprehensive coverage of how organizational behavior emerged and grew. It presents and evaluates the first generation theorists, whose work began during the first 20 years. The subject matter covered is motivation, leadership, and organizational decision making. The institutional culture of organizational behavior is discussed and a vision for the future of the field is stated. Here the early history and the evidence from the theories are brought together in an effort to assess the identity of organizational behavior and where it might be headed.
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From Management Goal Setting to Organizational Results: Transforming Strategies into Action » Read Now
by Keith Curtis. 212 pgs.

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Shows how managers in any organizational setting can improve their own and their teams' results through a unique, step-by-step approach to setting goals and then - most importantly - by putting them into action. Curtis lays bare the linkages between organizational culture, philosophy, ethics, and...
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Shows how managers in any organizational setting can improve their own and their teams' results through a unique, step-by-step approach to setting goals and then - most importantly - by putting them into action. Curtis lays bare the linkages between organizational culture, philosophy, ethics, and the management of information and change, and shows how they contribute to goal setting and achievement. Throughout Curtis argues that deciding "what to do" may be an essential component of goal setting, but the real challenge is in "getting things done", and it is here that so many goal-setting systems fall. Part I begins by establishing the foundation for the remainder of the book. It addresses the managerial philosophy underlying goal setting. The theory of goal setting is covered in Part II. Studies are reviewed that show that organizations, teams, and individuals that set clear, challenging goals produce better results than those who do not. The next part begins by addressing goal setting from an organizational perspective. Team goal setting follows. Techniques for individual goal setting are discussed in Part V. Part VI pulls organizational, team, and individual goal setting together by examining the ways information must be managed in a goal-oriented setting. Part VII, Change and Goal Setting, provides the techniques necessary to implement the goal-setting philosophy in a rapidly changing world. The book concludes with an examination of the ultimate purpose of management, to produce positive results.
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Work Motivation (Chap. 7 "The Role of Goal Setting and Feedback in Job Design") » Read Now
by Uwe Kleinbeck, Hans-Henning Quast, Henk Thierry, Hartmut Hacker. 286 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...participative goal setting, providing the goals are accompanied by a reasonable explanation...is not equivalent to the performance goals in goal- setting theory. Desired...
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Making Decisions That Matter: How People Face Important Life Choices (Chap. 2 "Setting Goals and Making Plans") » Read Now
by Kathleen M. Galotti. 177 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

The volume begins by covering four basic phases of decision making: setting or clarifying goals, gathering information, structuring the decision, and making a final choice. Comprehensive reviews of existing literature on each of these topics is provided. Next, the author examines differences in...
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The volume begins by covering four basic phases of decision making: setting or clarifying goals, gathering information, structuring the decision, and making a final choice. Comprehensive reviews of existing literature on each of these topics is provided. Next, the author examines differences in decision making as a function of several factors not typically discussed in the literature: the type of decision being made (e.g., legal, medical, moral) and the existence of individual differences in the decision maker (developmental differences, individual differences in style or temperament, differences as a function of expertise). The author then examines the topic of group decision making, contrasting it with individual decision making. The volume concludes with some observations and suggestions for improving peoples' everyday decision making. This book is intended for use as a core textbook or supplement for courses in psychology, education, or allied disciplines. It will also be an invaluable resource for people who work with people making decisions in various applied settings, such as schools, universities, and health care centers.
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Motivation, Planning, and Action: A Relational Theory of Behavior Dynamics (Chap. 5 "From Needs to Goals and Plans") » Read Now
by Joseph Nuttin, Raymond P. Lorion, Jean E. Dumas. 251 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...structures. The fact that humans set goals for themselves and make plans which...Motivation, it appears, connotes intangible goals and expectancies, in contrast to...
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Work Motivation in the Context of a Globalizing Economy (Chap. 2 "Self-Set Goals and Self-Efficacy as Mediators of Incentives and Personality" and Chap. 4 "Goal Setting and Performance in Working Memory and Short-Term-Memory Tasks") » Read Now
by Miriam Erez, Uwe Kleinbeck, Henk Thierry. 439 pgs.

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Work Motivation in the Context of a Globalizing Economy evolved from a work motivation conference held in Israel, attended by a group of internationally renowned scholars. These scholars were given the charge of creating a vision of motivation research for the 21st century. Coming from different...
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Work Motivation in the Context of a Globalizing Economy evolved from a work motivation conference held in Israel, attended by a group of internationally renowned scholars. These scholars were given the charge of creating a vision of motivation research for the 21st century. Coming from different parts of the world, the scholars represent a wide range of perspectives from the very micro focus on the individual level of motivation, through the meso level of groups and organizations, and up to the macro level of culture. The authors provide an entry to the book by summarizing several mega-trends manifest across all of the chapters and identifying several emerging trends that are left for future research.
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Key Questions in Career Counseling: Techniques to Deliver Effective Career Counseling Services (Chap. 7 "The Goal-Setting Stage") » Read Now
by Janice M. Guerriero, Robert Glenn Allen. 130 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...priorities, draft preliminary career goals, create a strategic career action plan...compatible with either the companys business goals or the needs of her boss. She does...