Mitchell, Thompson, & George-Falvy, 2000

Mitchell, T. R., Thompson, K. R., & George-Falvy, J. (2000). Goal setting: Theory and practice. In C. L. Cooper & E. A. Locke (Eds.), Industrial and organizational psychology: Linking theory with practice, (pp. 216-249). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.

1. Increases in the difficulty of assigned goals leads to increases in performance (assuming goal acceptance).

2. Specific, difficult assigned goals result in higher performance than do best or no assigned goals.