Standout Papers

The nature and causes of job satisfaction 1969 2026 1988 2007 3.7k
  1. The nature and causes of job satisfaction (1976)
    Edwin A. Locke Medical Entomology and Zoology
  2. Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. (2002)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham American Psychologist
  3. A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance (1991)
    Henry L. Tosi, Edwin A. Locke et al. Academy of Management Review
  4. Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. (2002)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham American Psychologist
  5. What is job satisfaction? (1969)
    Edwin A. Locke Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
  6. Goal setting and task performance: 1969–1980. (1981)
    Edwin A. Locke, Karyll N. Shaw et al. Psychological Bulletin
  7. Negative self-efficacy and goal effects revisited. (2003)
    Albert Bandura, Edwin A. Locke Journal of Applied Psychology
  8. Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives (1968)
    Edwin A. Locke Organizational Behavior and Human Performance
  9. The Relationship of Entrepreneurial Traits, Skill, and Motivation to Subsequent Venture Growth. (2004)
    J. Robert Baum, Edwin A. Locke Journal of Applied Psychology
  10. Dispositional effects on job and life satisfaction: The role of core evaluations. (1998)
    Timothy A. Judge, Edwin A. Locke et al. Journal of Applied Psychology
  11. A theory of goal setting & task performance (1990)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham Medical Entomology and Zoology
  12. Empowering Leadership in Management Teams: Effects on Knowledge Sharing, Efficacy, And Performance (2006)
    Abhishek Srivastava, Kathryn M. Bartol et al. Academy of Management Journal
  13. Entrepreneurial motivation (2003)
    Scott Shane, Edwin A. Locke et al. Human Resource Management Review
  14. New Directions in Goal-Setting Theory (2006)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham Current Directions in Psychological Science
  15. A MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF VENTURE GROWTH. (2001)
    K. G. Smith, J. Robert Baum et al. Academy of Management Journal
  16. Self-regulation through goal setting (1991)
    Gary P. Latham, Edwin A. Locke Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
  17. Core Self-Evaluations and Job and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Self-Concordance and Goal Attainment. (2005)
    Timothy A. Judge, Joyce E. Bono et al. Journal of Applied Psychology
  18. Personality and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job characteristics. (2000)
    Timothy A. Judge, Joyce E. Bono et al. Journal of Applied Psychology
  19. Direct and indirect effects of three core charismatic leadership components on performance and attitudes. (1996)
    Shelley A. Kirkpatrick, Edwin A. Locke Journal of Applied Psychology
  20. Goal setting—A motivational technique that works (1979)
    Gary P. Latham, Edwin A. Locke Organizational Dynamics
  21. Leadership: do traits matter? (1991)
    Edwin A. Locke et al. Academy of Management Perspectives
  22. Generalizing From Laboratory to Field Settings. (1987)
    Stanley L. Saxton, Edwin A. Locke Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
  23. Effect of self-efficacy, goals, and task strategies on task performance. (1984)
    Edwin A. Locke, Elizabeth Frederick et al. Journal of Applied Psychology
  24. Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation (2002)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham American Psychologist
  25. New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance (2013)
    Edwin A. Locke Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications)
  26. THE PARADOX OF SUCCESS: AN ARCHIVAL AND A LABORATORY STUDY OF STRATEGIC PERSISTENCE FOLLOWING RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. (2000)
    Pino G. Audia, Edwin A. Locke et al. Academy of Management Journal
  27. Work Motivation and Satisfaction: Light at the End of the Tunnel (1990)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham Psychological Science
  28. Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social-Cognitive ViewSocial Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social-Cognitive View, by Bandura Albert. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986, 617 pp., cloth. (1987)
    Edwin A. Locke Academy of Management Review
  29. Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social-Cognitive View (1987)
    Edwin A. Locke, Albert Bandura Academy of Management Review
  30. The development of goal setting theory: A half century retrospective. (2019)
    Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham Motivation Science

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Works of Edwin A. Locke being referenced

A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance
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A theory of goal setting & task performance
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Author Peers

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Edwin A. Locke 16500 20403 7782 8283 246 52.7k
Fred Luthans 16457 19460 4944 5409 215 37.9k
Timothy A. Judge 21759 30463 4514 13617 223 56.1k
Bruce J. Avolio 15580 26502 3226 7123 182 46.4k
Gary P. Latham 9520 10712 6605 4664 230 30.5k
Kristopher J. Preacher 22690 15407 7423 21342 115 79.0k
Richard P. Bagozzi 12332 31019 5336 40767 354 102.1k
Kenneth A. Bollen 12616 7765 3952 14505 178 58.3k
Geert Hofstede 18369 19492 1618 21389 107 72.0k
Martin Fishbein 10212 8489 9686 26697 181 71.9k
Nathan P. Podsakoff 16580 32521 3936 23193 43 77.4k

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