Specific, Difficult Goals Have Been Found to Increase Both Motivation

question 88

Essay

Specific, difficult goals have been found to increase both motivation and performance in some types of work situations. However, they have also been found to decrease both motivation and performance in some other types of work situations. Discuss both of these possibilities and explain the factors that are likely to produce each of these two results.

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