Effects of Reward Type on Goal Commitment
Goal theory predicts that once a goal is selected or assigned, it is more likely to have a positive
effect on performance when individuals are committed to goal attainment (Locke and Latham 1990;
Klein et al. 1999). Goal commitment is defined as ‘‘the determination to try for a goal’’ (Hollenbeck
et al. 1989, 18).
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Expectancy and goal theories identify two primary determinants of goal