goal

Business

(noun)

a result that one is attempting to achieve

Related Terms

  • self-efficacy
  • cognitive
  • leadership
  • project manager
  • leading
Sociology

(noun)

A desired result that one works to achieve.

Related Terms

  • feedback

Examples of goal in the following topics:

  • Setting Goals

    • Goal setting involves establishing specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-targeted (S.M.A.R.T. ) goals.
    • Goals can increase our effort.
    • By choice, we mean that goals narrow attention and direct efforts to goal-relevant activities, and away from perceived undesirable and goal-irrelevant actions.
    • Goal setting and feedback go hand in hand, for without feedback, goal setting is unlikely to work.
    • He concluded that 90% of laboratory and field studies involving specific and challenging goals led to higher performance than did easy goals or no goals at all.
  • Goal-Setting Theory

    • Goals that are difficult to achieve and specific tend to increase performance more than goals that are not.
    • Goals focus attention toward goal-relevant activities and away from goal-irrelevant activities.
    • Goals serve as an energizer.
    • Higher goals induce greater effort, while low goals induce lesser effort.
    • However, when management merely dictates goals, employee motivation to meet these goals is diminished.
  • Goal-Setting Theory

    • Choice: Goals direct efforts towards goal-relevant activities and away from distractions.
    • Goals that are difficult to achieve and specific tend to increase performance more than goals that are not.
    • Goal commitment is dependent on:
    • Goal-setting theory has limitations.
    • In an organization, a goal of a manager may not align with the goals of the organization as a whole.
  • Catherine's Foreign Policy Goals

  • Setting Objectives

    • "Goal congruency" refers to how well the goals combine with each other.
    • Does goal A appear compatible with goal B?
    • "Goal hierarchy" consists of the nesting of one or more goals within other goal(s).
    • One approach recommends having short-term goals, medium-term goals, and long-term goals.
    • Using one goal as a stepping stone to the next involves goal sequencing.
  • Setting the Right Goals

    • People perform better when they are committed to achieving certain goals, emphasizing the importance of strategic goal setting.
    • Goal setting involves establishing specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-targeted (SMART) goals.
    • On a personal level, setting goals helps people work towards their own objectives—most commonly financial or career-based goals.
    • Achievable: Ensuring goals are achievable is important in successfully pursuing goals.
    • Athletes set goals during the training process.
  • Diplomatic Goals at the Paris Peace Conference

  • Goals of a Learning by Design Environment

    • Many goals can be identified for an environment driven by Learning by Design.
    • These goals may vary with the learner, content, task, and the instructor.
    • The following reflects the common goals of Learning by Design, that are not, however, exclusive to this type of constructivist learning.
  • Goals

    • Long-term goals keep behavior directed toward an ultimate target, while short-term goals are the steppingstones to the long-term goals (Alderman 1999).
    • They concluded that self-motivation can best be created and sustained by attainable sub-goals that lead to the larger goals.
    • Proximal goals and progress: Prepare for concert.
    • Goals are set to satisfy needs.
    • A sub-goal does not imply an easier goal.
  • Setting Objectives and Standards

    • Goal congruency refers to how well the goals complement each other.
    • Does goal A appear compatible with goal B?
    • Goal hierarchy consists of the nesting of one or more goals within other, compatible goals.
    • Another useful approach recommends having short-term goals, medium-term goals, and long-term goals.
    • Goal sequencing can create a goal stairway.
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