Who are the high achievers at work? Perceived motivational climate, goal orientation profiles, and work performance

The purpose of this study was to respond to the call for research on goal orientation (mastery and performance orientation) profiles in work contexts. Among 8,282 engineers and technologists, Latent profile analyses indicated that four different goal orientation profiles existed – primarily mastery...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of psychology 2018-12, Vol.59 (6), p.661-677
Main Authors: Nerstad, Christina G. L., Richardsen, Astrid M., Roberts, Glyn C.
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Employees
Female
goal orientation profiles
Goals
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
motivational climate
Work Performance
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