ERIC Number: ED254776
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Aug
Pages: 15
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Goal Setting and Expectancy Theory Predictions of Effort and Performance.
Dossett, Dennis L.; Luce, Helen E.
Neither expectancy (VIE) theory nor goal setting alone are effective determinants of individual effort and task performance. To test the combined ability of VIE and goal setting to predict effort and performance, 44 real estate agents and their managers completed questionnaires. Quarterly income goals predicted managers' ratings of agents' effort, while VIE theory predicted agents' self-rated effort. Results showed that neither effort measure was significantly related to performance. However, both goal setting and VIE theory contributed significant, independent increments to the total variance in agents' quarterly income. The findings showed that goal setting and VIE theory can be complementary, rather than redundant when used in studies that allow the expression of their constructs. (BH)
Descriptors: Expectation, Income, Motivation, Performance, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables, Sales Workers
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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