Enhancing performance through goal setting, engagement, and optimism

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 943-956

  Medlin, Bobby ^a   Green Jr , Kenneth W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee behaviour; Performance management; Targets

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOUR; EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT; GOAL SETTING; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; NON-RANDOM SAMPLES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE RATINGS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

BENCHMARKING; MODEL STRUCTURES;

PERSONNEL;

EID: 70149105252     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570910982292     Document Type: Article

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