Goals

111.

A hierarchical taxonomy of top managers goals.

To embed goal theories more deeply in the domain of top-level leadership behavior and to provide a vehicle to facilitate future research, the authors developed a taxonomy of managerial goals. Interviews with 75 company leaders-founders and ...
Thomas S Bateman, Hugh ONeill, Amy Kenworthy-URen (J Appl Psychol, 200212)
hierarchical-taxonomy-top-managers-goals.asp

112.

Exerted effort and performance in climbing among boys: the influence of achievement goals, perceived ability, and task difficulty.

In achievement contexts such as sport, achievement goal theory assumes that an individuals major concern is to demonstrate competence. However, competence may be expressed in two ways: as task and ego involvement (Nicholls, 1989). Seventy-eight boys (M ...
Philippe Sarrazin, Glyn Roberts, François Cury, Stuart Biddle, Jean-Pierre Famose (Res Q Exerc Sport, 200212)
exerted-effort-performance-climbing-boys-influence-achievement-goals.asp

113.

Coping with terminal illness: the role of hopeful thinking.

Using Snyders theory of hope, the role of hope in the process of dying from a terminal illness is discussed. In this theory, hope is defined as the perceived capability to produce workable routes to desired goals (pathways thinking) and the requisite ...
Amber Gum, C R Snyder (J Palliat Med, 200212)
coping-terminal-illness-role-hopeful-thinking.asp

114.

Executive functions and the natural habitat behaviors of children with autism.

Research suggests that impairments in executive functions play a role in the cognitive deficit in autism. Possible autism-specific impairments include an inability to engage in goal-directed behaviors and adjust behaviors given environmental demands. ...
Lisa A Ruble, M M Scott (Autism, 200212)
executive-functions-natural-habitat-behaviors-children-autism.asp

115.

Influences of type of high school attended and current relationship status on life goal ratings of college women.

Scores on the Goals in Life Scale of 183 college women were compared based on type of high school attended, single-sex versus co-educational, and current relationship status, dating versus nondating. Type of high school alone did not influence any life ...
Renee M Fleming, Evan L Zucker (Psychol Rep, 200212)
influences-type-high-school-attended-current-relationship-status-life.asp

116.

Goals, costs, and outcomes of a predoctoral student research program.

The aims of this work were to describe the goals and costs of a predoctoral student research program and compare the career choice and school donations of dental alumni who received student research experience to those without the experience. The ...
Stephen F Rosenstiel, William M Johnston (J Dent Educ, 200212)
goals-costs-outcomes-predoctoral-student-research-program.asp

117.

Forgetting all else: on the antecedents and consequences of goal shielding.

Six studies explore the role of goal shielding in self-regulation by examining how the activation of focal goals to which the individual is committed inhibits the accessibility of alternative goals. Consistent evidence was found for such goal shielding, ...
James Y Shah, Ron Friedman, Arie W Kruglanski (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200212)
forgetting-else-antecedents-consequences-goal-shielding.asp

118.

A computational approach to control in complex cognition.

Cognitive deficits associated with dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) damage are often most apparent in higher cognitive tasks that involve problem solving and managing multiple goals. However, computational models of prefrontal deficits on such ...
Thad A Polk, Patrick Simen, Richard L Lewis, Eric Freedman (Brain Res Cogn Brain Res, 200212)
computational-approach-control-complex-cognition.asp

119.

Patients perspectives on the self-identified goals assessment.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate patients perspectives of the validity of the Self-Identified Goals Assessment (SIGA), which is designed for use by occupational therapists working in subacute rehabilitation and skilled nursing ...
Lisa Link Melville, Tamara A Baltic, Timothy W Bettcher, David L Nelson (Am J Occup Ther, 200211-12)
patients-perspectives-self-identified-goals-assessment.asp

120.

Designing measurements to assess case management outcomes.

Evaluating outcomes begins with determining the goals of case management. As the emphasis on the delivery of cost-effective patient care increases, comparing outcomes across settings is desirable and essential. A key component to comparing how an ...
Magdalena A Mateo, Karen Matzke, Cheryl Newton (Lippincotts Case Manag, 200211-12)
designing-measurements-assess-case-management-outcomes.asp