THE ROLE OF INTENTIONS IN WORK MOTIVATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR GOAL-SETTING THEORY AND RESEARCH
指出目标与意图在工作动机文献中未被充分区分，意图比目标更宽泛，包含手段和目的，通过分析意图的性质和作用，有助于澄清目标设定如何影响行为的过程。
The concepts of goal and intention have not been adequately differentiated in the work motivation and goal-setting literatures. As discussed in theories of intentional behavior (Ajzen, 1985; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975; Kuhl, 1985; Ryan. 1970), intention is a cognitive representation of both means and end, and, thus, is a broader concept than goal. It is argued here that an examination of the nature and role of intentions in the motivational process helps clarify several issues in the work motivation literature, including the process by which assigned goals influence behavior.