作者：Gary, Michael Shayne; Yang, Miles M.; Yetton, Philip W.; Sterman, John D.
作者单位：University of New South Wales Sydney; Curtin University; Deakin University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
摘要：Many academics, consultants, and managers advocate stretch goals to attain superior organizational performance. However, existing theory speculates that, although stretch goals may benefit some organizations, they are not a rule for riches for all organizations. To address this speculation, we use two experimental studies to explore the effects on the mean, median, variance, and skewness of performance of stretch compared with moderate goals. Participants were assigned moderate or stretch goal...
