A motivated action theory account of goal orientation.

By Richard P. DeShon, J. Gillespie. Journal of Applied Psychology, 2005

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Empowering leadership, employee goal orientations and work performance (2014, background): “Depending on the strength of the empowering leadership, employees’ goal orientation may make them interpret empowering leadership as either conflicting or in line with their personal goal orientation (DeShon and Gillespie, 2005).”
Untangling the Networking Phenomenon (2015, background): “However, there may be other, broader goals that drive individuals to engage in networking behaviors, such as fulfilling goals for personal growth (beyond career development) or social value (DeShon & Gillespie, 2005).”
Trait Goal Orientation, Self-Regulation, and Performance: A Meta-Analysis (2011, background): “There has been controversy as to whether a masteryapproach orientation is the most effective orientation regarding enhanced self-regulation and performance ( DeShon and Gillespie 2005; Payne et al. 2007).”
A self-regulation approach to understanding citizenship behavior in organizations (2012, background): “This is an important limitation because, as noted by others (e.g., DeShon & Gillespie, 2005; Lord et al., 2010), individuals typically seek to fulfill multiple goals simultaneously, and most jobs require employees to play multiple roles simultaneously and to pursue multiple goals (Lord et al.,…”
Customer Mistreatment, Employee Health, and Job Performance (2017, background): “…component of control theory is the idea that people pursue goals ranging from distal self-goals, such as agency and esteem, to more proximal achievement and action plan goals (Carver & Scheier, 1981, 1994; DeShon & Gillespie, 2005; Diefendorff & Gosserand, 2003; Martin & Tesser, 1989, 1996, 2006).”
Toward a More Social Understanding of Achievement Goals (2010, background): “In their motivated-action theory, DeShon and Gillespie (2005) postulate that specific achievement goals activate socalled action-plan goals, which are defined as the practical strategies or pathways that help individuals reach their achievement goals.”
Extending the 3 × 2 achievement goal model to the sport domain: The 3 × 2 Achievement Goal Questionnaire for Sport (2015, background): “…body of research on achievement goals that has broadened and deepened our understanding of achievement motivation and behavior (for reviews, see Deshon & Gillespie, 2005; Elliot, 2005; Harwood, Spray, & Keegan, 2008; Hulleman, Schrager, Bodmann, & Harackiewicz, 2010; Kaplan & Maehr, 2007;…”
The Contributions and Prospects of Goal Orientation Theory (2007, background): “DeShon and Gillespie (2005) argued for a dynamic system of goals of different levels, starting at the top of the hierarchy with self-goals (Agency, Affiliation, Esteem) and ending”
Towards a Theory of Doctoral Student Professional Identity Development: A Developmental Networks Approach (2008, background): “A debate that is fundamental to this line of research is whether goal orientation is a stable trait that remains consistent across experiences and environments versus a trait-like variable that is malleable and can be activated given the goals of the environment (DeShon & Gillespie, 2005).”
Transformational and Transactional Leadership and Followers’ Achievement Goals (2013, background): “The consequences and outcomes of achievement goals have been the topic of a large body of research and theorizing (e.g., Cellar et al. 2011; DeShon and Gillespie 2005; Elliot 2005; Hulleman et al. 2010; Payne et al. 2007; VandeWalle et al. 2001).”
Examining the Construct Validity of Mastery-Avoidance Achievement Goals: A Meta-Analysis (2010, background): “…goals stem from these different reasons for wanting to perform well, different researchers have taken various approaches for understanding achievement goals, resulting in numerous inconsistencies in defining, conceptualizing, and operationalizing achievement goals (DeShon & Gillespie, 2005).”