Definição de objectivos e complexidade da tarefa: A lei da especificidade do feedback

Abstract

Following the new concept frame proposed by Locke and Latham (1990), this paper has considered the moderating roles of task complexity and feedback specificity in the goals/performance relationship. The results obtained confirmed the prejudicial effects of goal setting in complex tasks. In spite of having registered a need for greater feedback specificity in complex tasks, it was not possible to get empirical support for the feedback specificity law.