Article 4.4. Undesirable effects of goal setting on perceived fairness, commitment, and unethical behavior (Keith, 2018)

Question 1

Goal setting theory =

Answer 1

Setting difficult and specific goals leads to better performance than do-your-best goals.

Question 2

Disadvantages of goal-setting theory (2)

Answer 2

1. Unethical behavior.

2. Quantitative over qualitative goals.

Question 3

Intended consequences of goal setting (2)

Answer 3

1. ProMes.

2. Training and development.

Question 4

Why you need to be careful when setting goals (Welsh & Ordonez, 2014)

Answer 4

1. Unethical behavior.
2. Decreases intrinsic motivation.
3. Decreases cooperation.
4. Increases risk-taking.
5. Narrowed focus.
6. Inhibited learning.

Question 5

Results Keith (2018)

Answer 5

• Setting high/increasing goals does not lead to unethical behavior, and transparency has no influence on this.
• Setting consecutive goals does over time decrease perceived fairness and commitment to the goal, and this does get buffered by transparency.