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As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results.It appears people who s
As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results.It appears people who s
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2021-03-06
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As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results.It appears people who set realistic: goals actually work more efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.
What’s far less understood by scientists, however, are the potentially harmful effects of goal-setting.
Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street, yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis, and unethical behavior in general.
"Goals are widely used and promoted as having really beneficial effects.And yet, the same motivation that can push people to exert more effort in a constructive way could also motivate people to be more likely to engage in unethical behaviors, " says Maurice Schweitzer, an associate professor at Penn’s Wharton School.
"It turns out there’s no economic benefit to just having a goal—you just get a psychological benefit" Schweitzer says." But in many cases, goals have economic rewards that make them more powerful."
A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals.The problem, Schweitzer says, is the actual trades were not profitable.
Other studies have shown that saddling employees with unrealistic goals can compel them to lie, cheat or steal.Such was the case in the early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales quota on its auto repair staff.It prompted employees to overcharge for work and to complete unnecessary repairs on a companywide basis.
Schweitzer concedes his research runs counter to a very large body of literature that commends the many benefits of goal-setting.Advocates of the practice have taken issue with his team’ s use of such evidence as news accounts to support his conclusion that goal-setting is widely over-prescribed.
In a rebuttal paper, Dr.Edwin Locke writes: "Goal-setting is not going away.Organizations cannot thrive without being focused on their desired end results any more than an individual can thrive without goals to provide a sense of purpose."
But Schweitzer contends the "mounting causal evidence" linking goal-setting and harmful behavior should be studied to help spotlight issues that merit caution and further investigation."Even a few negative effects could be so large that they outweigh many positive effects, " he says.
"Goal-setting does help coordinate and motivate people.My idea would be to combine that with careful oversight, a strong organizational culture, and make sure the goals that you use are going to be constructive and not significantly harm the organization, " Schweitzer says.
What is the contention of Schweitzer against Edwin Locke?
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The link between goalsetting and harmful behavior deserves further study
解析
题意:Schweitzer对Edwin Locke的争论是什么?由文中第九段“In a rebuttal paper, Dr.Edwin Locke writes…(在一篇反驳的论文中,Edwin Locke 博士写道…)”和第十段“But Schweitzer contends the‘mounting causal evidence’linking goal-setting and harmful behavior should be studied to help spotlight issues that merit caution and further investigation.Even a few negative effects could be so large that they outweigh many positive effects,”he says.(但是Schweitzer 认为,应对将制定目标和有害行为联系在一起的“越来越多的因果证据”加以研究,以便帮助我们对值得提防和进一步研究的问题进行特别关注。“即使少量的负面影响也能重大到超过众多正面影响的程度,”他说。)可知,Schweitzer对Edwin Locke的争论是“应对将制定目标和有害行为联系在一起的‘越来越多的因果证据’加以研究(the‘mounting causal evidence’linking goal-setting and harmful behavior should be studied )”。因此可总结出本题答案为“The link between goal-setting and harmful behavior deserves further study.”,即“制定目标和有害行为之间的联系值得进一步研究。”
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