Performance Management: Perceiving Goals as Invariable and Implications for Perceived Job Autonomy and Work Performance
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In this study, we investigated whether perceiving goals as invariable is negatively related to work performance and whether this relationship is mediated by perceived job autonomy. Perceiving goals as invariable refers to the extent to which employees believe that the goals in a performance management system represent absolute standards that they must meet without exception, even if they think other factors are more important (e.g., situational factors or factors that are not associated with goals). In support of our hypotheses, we found a negative relationship between perceiving goals as invariable and work performance and that perceived job autonomy mediated this relationship. Theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research are discussed. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Human Resource Management
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21680
Authors: Bård Kuvaas, Robert Buch, Anders Dysvik
Institution: BI Norwegian Business School
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1990361001