Goal Orientation in Organizational Research: A Conceptual and Empirical Foundation

Clarifying conditions and decision points for mediational type inferences in Organizational Behavior

“…We created three 'parcels' (i.e., subscales) for use in the SEM analysis by averaging the highest, lowest, and midpoint rating to form one indicator, the next highest, lowest, and middle value to form a second, and the remaining three ratings to form a third. 3 Learning goal orientation Learning goal orientation was assessed using six items from Button et al (1996). An example item is 'I prefer to work on tasks that force me to learn new things.'…”

“…For example, Phillips and Gully (1997) found support for a positive correlation between individuals' learning goal orientation and their self-efficacy in an academic setting. Individuals who are high on learning goal-orientation strive to understand something new or to increase their level of competence in a given activity (Button, Mathieu, & Zajac, 1996). Whereas a learning goal orientation may contribute directly to performance, it is more likely to help shape specific task-related perceptions such as self-efficacy.…”

“…Points were awarded according to the point values associated with letters used in each word generated. Upon arrival at the experimental session, participants completed an informed consent form and a survey that contained demographic items and a measure of learning goal orientation from Button et al (1996). Once the survey was completed, the experimental task was explained to participants and they completed a 5-minutes practice exercise.…”

Why supervisors should promote feedback-seeking behaviour in medical residency

“…dispositional goal orientation (Dweck & Leggett 1988;Vande Walle & Cummings 1997) and situational factors within the working context (Ashford 1986;Button et al 1996;Vande Walle et al 2000) as both influence motives and behaviour of feedback-seeking (Brett & Vande Walle 1999;Tuckey et al 2002;Janssen & Prins 2007;Teunissen et al 2009). …”

Goal orientation effects on behavior and performance: evidence from international sales agents in the Middle East

“…It has been suggested that different achievement goal orientations can co-exist among individuals (cf. Button et al 1996;VandeWalle 1997;Janssen and Van Yperen 2004) and therefore, the extent to which one distinct goal orientation is present can vary.…”