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This posting discusses goal-performance discrepancies and how might any company use goal setting to affect performance levels.

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A brief overview of goal values is emphasized.

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As you discuss goal-performance discrepancies, please note that this topic is vast. However, you might look at the work of Lazarus for research. I also like to use Locke and Latham.

Please note that some goal-performance discrepancies might take the form of emotion. Since emotion is involved, depending upon goal importance, some goal-performance discrepancies might occur. For example, the more important the goal, the ...

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