The effect of goal setting on group performance: A meta-analysis

Kleingeld (2011) · Journal of Applied Psychology · Read the paper

Kleingeld, van Mierlo and Arends, Journal of Applied Psychology 96(6), 2011, 1289-1304. Meta-analysis. Specific difficult goals yielded considerably higher group performance than nonspecific goals; effect weaker for moderately easy goals; individual versus group focus depended on type of interdependence.

Kleingeld, van Mierlo and Arends, Journal of Applied Psychology 96(6), 2011, 1289-1304. Meta-analysis. Specific difficult goals yielded considerably higher group performance than nonspecific goals; effect weaker for moderately easy goals; individual versus group focus depended on type of interdependence.

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Kleingeld, A., van Mierlo, H., & Arends, L. (2011). The effect of goal setting on group performance: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96(6), 1289-1304. doi:10.1037/a0024315 https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024315