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(3) Significant interaction effects between personality, goal setting, task structure and reinforcement on performance and attitudes were noted. (4) Personality, goal setting, task structuring and reinforcement significantly affected estimation error through their main and/or interaction effects on goals subjects set, performance they achieved, and performance dispersion from goals. (5) On the whole attitudes toward goal setting, task structuring and reinforcement were significant components of task satisfaction. However, the relationships were significantly modified from one working condition to another. (6) Performance was significantly and positively correlated with each attitudinal measure, and striking similarities were observed with respect to the predictors of performance and task satisfaction.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T06:41:04Z (GMT). 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