A REVIEW OF THE INFLUENCE OF GROUP GOALS ON GROUP PERFORMANCE.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 October 1994
Anne M. O’Leary-Kelly, Joseph J. Martocchio, Dwight D. Frink
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This research combined meta-analytic and narrative review methods in an effort to assess the influence of group goals on group performance. The meta-analytic review revealed a strong group goal effect. The narrative review discusses the generalizabilily of the group goal effect and provides suggestions for designing future group goal-setting research.
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