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Theoriesofemployeemotivationshouldbecontingent—namely,ifthe
personchoosestofollowprocessesaandb,thentheoutcomeswillroutinelybe
betterthanifthepersonchoosesprocessescord.Similarly,ifpeoplereach
conclusion“a”from“b,”thentheyaremostlikelytodo“c,”butiftheyreach
conclusion“d,”theyaremostlikelytodo“e.”Consistentwiththisidea,goal-setting
theory(Locke&Latham,1990,2002)statesthatifpeopletryforspecific,
hardgoals,thentheywill,givencertainmoderatingconditionssuchas
feedback,knowledge,andcommitment,performbetterthanwhentheyhavevagueand/or
easygoals.Similarlycontingentpredictionscanbefoundinsocial-cognitive
theory(Bandura,1986).