Effects of feedback and goal setting on job attitudes and productivity : a field study

Effects of feedback and goal setting on job attitudes and productivity : a field study

Two theories of work motivation taken from the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology were compared in a six-week field experiment at a Fortune 500 company. A Job Enrichment Model (Hackman & Oldham, 1975) was used and the Motivating Potential Score (MPS) of three groups of machine operato...

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Main Author:	Kildahl, Stephen
Format:	Others
Published:	PDXScholar 1988
Subjects:	Employee motivation Feedback (Psychology) Goal (Psychology) Job satisfaction Labor productivity Psychology
Online Access:	https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3813 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4822&context=open_access_etds

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