Theory Database (prototype)

Theory 23: Goal Setting theory

Number of Constructs: 23
Number of Triples: 51

Theory triples

• Directive function influences Task performance
• Energising function influences Task performance
• Goals influences Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability
• Persistence influences Task performance
• Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability influences Task performance
• Incentives influences Self-set goals
• Incentives influences Self-efficacy
• Self-efficacy influences Goals
• Feedback influences Self-efficacy
• Self-efficacy influences Task performance
• Task performance influences Goal achievement
• Goal achievement influences Satisfaction
• Feedback influences the 'Goals ' to 'Persistence' Influences (*) relationship
• Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability influences the 'Persistence' to 'Task performance' Influences relationship
• Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability influences the 'Energising function' to 'Task performance' Influences relationship
• Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability influences the 'Directive function' to 'Task performance' Influences relationship
• Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability influences the 'Self-efficacy' to 'Task performance' Influences relationship
• Incentives influences Commitment
• Values influences the ' Incentives' to 'Commitment' Influences relationship
• Feedback influences the 'Goals ' to 'Energising function' Influences (*) relationship
• Feedback influences the 'Goals ' to 'Directive function' Influences (*) relationship
• Goal diffiiculty part of Goals
• Goal specificity part of Goals
• Commitment influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Energising function' Influences (*) relationship
• Commitment influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Directive function' Influences (*) relationship
• Commitment influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Persistence' Influences (*) relationship
• Commitment influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability' Influences relationship
• Goal diffiiculty influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Energising function' Influences (*) relationship
• Goal diffiiculty influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Directive function' Influences (*) relationship
• Goal diffiiculty influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Persistence' Influences (*) relationship
• Goal diffiiculty influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability' Influences relationship
• Task complexity influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability' Influences relationship
• Goals influences (*) the 'Goals ' to 'Task-relevant knowledge and strategies / ability' Influences relationship
• Feedback influences (*) Goals
• Self-efficacy influences (*) Goals
• Assigned goals type of Incentives
• Self-set goals type of Goals
• Participative goals type of Goals
• Proximal goals type of Goals
• Distal goals type of Goals
• Assigned goals type of Goals
• Learning goals type of Goals
• Behavioural goals type of Goals
• Feedback influences (*) Directive function
• Feedback influences (*) Energising function
• Feedback influences (*) Persistence
• Goals influences (*) Directive function
• Goals influences (*) Energising function
• Goals influences (*) Persistence
• Values positively influences Commitment
• Self-efficacy positively influences Commitment

Theory illustration

Theory References

• Locke, E.A. (1968). Toward a Theory of Task Motivation and Incentives. Organisational Behaviour and Human Performance, 3, 157-189.
• Locke, E.A. & Latham, G.P. (2002). Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation: A 35-Year Odyssey. American Psychologist, 57(9), 705-717.