Edwin A. Locke
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- Born
- 1938
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- psychologist · photographer · university teacher
- Fields
- psychology · motivation · organizational theory
- Education
- Harvard University · Cornell University
- Honours
- James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award
- Languages
- English
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Locke studied at Harvard University and Cornell University. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is psychology, motivation and organizational theory. Ayn Rand is recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with University of Maryland. Work by Edwin A. Locke is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award.
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1938
Edwin A. Locke was born in 1938.
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- 1.Association for Psychological Science. 2005 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award.
- 2.Locke, Edwin A. On May Day Celebrate Capitalism. April 24, 2003.
- 3.Locke, E. A. Why emotional intelligence is an invalid concept. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 26. 4. 425–431. 2005. 10.1002/job.318.
- 4.Edwinlocke.com. CURRICULUM VITAE EDWIN A. LOCKE.
- 5.Edwin A. Locke Robert H. Smith School of Business. UMD.
- 6.Locke, Edwin A. Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. 3. 2. 157–189. May 1968. 0030-5073.
- 7.Oxford University Press. goal-setting theory. 9780191843273.
- 8.Locke, Edwin A. A theory of goal setting & task performance. Prentice Hall. 1990. 978-0139131387.
- 9.Locke, E. A. Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. 3. 2. 157–189. 1968. 10.1016/0030-5073(68)90004-4.
- 10.Mento, A. J. A meta-analytic study of the effects of goal setting on task performance: 1966–1984. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 39. 52–83. 1987. 10.1016/0749-5978(87)90045-8.
- 11.Locke, Edwin A. Has Goal Setting Gone Wild, or Have Its Attackers Abandoned Good Scholarship?. Academy of Management Perspectives. 23. 1. 17–23. 2009. 1558-9080.
- 12.E. A. Locke. (2000). The prime movers: Traits of the great wealth creators. Amacom New York, NY.
- 13.Edwin A. Locke, Ph.D. Dean's Professor. edwinlocke.com.
- 14.UMD Distinguished Scholar-Teachers Robert H. Smith School of Business. UMD.
- 15.Publication Awards - Organizational Behavior (OB). AOM.org.
- 16.SIOP Foundation Past Award Winners - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. SIOP.
- 17.Previous Award Winners - HR. Human Resources (HR) AOM.
- 18.2005 Edwin Locke - Organizational Behavior (OB). Aom.org.
- 19.2005-2006 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award. Association for Psychological Science - APS.
- 20.In Honor Of…. FABBS. 23 August 2016.
- 21.Sage Publishing. 2012 Scholarly Impact Winners.
- 22.Fellows Database. APA.
- 23.Fellows Group of the Academy of Management. Academy of Management.
- 24.University of Maryland Management and Organization Faculty Honored by Academy of Management Robert H. Smith School of Business. UMD.
- 25.Fellows. International Association of Applied Psychology.
- 26.Past Fellows. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
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Locke received James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award.
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