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    Edwin A. Locke (born May 15, 1938) is an American psychologist and a pioneer in goal-setting theory. He is a retired Dean's Professor of Motivation and Leadership at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.

  2. Edwin A. Locke is Dean’s Professor (Emeritus) of Leadership and Motivation at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his BA from Harvard in 1960 and his Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Cornell University in 1964.

  3. Professor of Business and Management, and of Psychology, University of Maryland. Chair, Management & Organization Faculty, University of Maryland. Dean’s Professor of Leadership and Motivation, University of Maryland.

  4. Edwin A. Locke. A theory of goal setting & task performance. Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. Goal setting and task...

  5. Edwin Locke’s goal setting theory is among the most dominant theories of work motivation. Systematic and rigorous reviews and meta-analyses have found substantial support for the basic principles of the goal-setting theory.

    • Single/easy or difficult/complex goals
    • Single or multiple goals
    • Type of Goals
    • General or specific goals
  6. Edwin A. Locke is an American psychologist and codeveloper of goal setting theory, and Dean’s Professor of Motivation and Leadership Emeritus at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was also affiliated with the Department of Psychology.

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  8. Learn about Locke's well-known SMART goal-setting principles, and how to use them to set better goals.