Goal Setting Theory
People are motivated by intentions to work toward a goal they want to accomplish
- Performance is increased
- When goals are specific (quantitative) rather than vague
- When goals are difficult (but achievable) rather than easy to achieve
- When feedback is given on one‘s own output
- When workers are committed to the set goals
- When they participate in goal setting (although this is no prerequsition)
- When self-efficacy ( belief in one‘s ability to accomplish a task) is high