| The nature and causes of job satisfaction EA Locke Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology/Rand McNally 130, 1976 | 28198* | 1976 |
| A theory of goal setting & task performance. EA Locke, GP Latham Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1990 | 19156 | 1990 |
| Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. EA Locke, GP Latham American psychologist 57 (9), 705, 2002 | 13282 | 2002 |
| Goal setting and task performance: 1969–1980. EA Locke, KN Shaw, LM Saari, GP Latham Psychological bulletin 90 (1), 125, 1981 | 5715 | 1981 |
| Negative self-efficacy and goal effects revisited. A Bandura, EA Locke Journal of applied psychology 88 (1), 87, 2003 | 5712 | 2003 |
| Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives EA Locke Organizational behavior and human performance 3 (2), 157-189, 1968 | 5688 | 1968 |
| Leadership: do traits matter? SA Kirkpatick, EA Locke Academy of management perspectives 5 (2), 48-60, 1991 | 4140 | 1991 |
| Entrepreneurial motivation S Shane, EA Locke, CJ Collins Human resource management review 13 (2), 257-279, 2003 | 4114 | 2003 |
| The relationship of entrepreneurial traits, skill, and motivation to subsequent venture growth. JR Baum, EA Locke Journal of applied psychology 89 (4), 587, 2004 | 3734 | 2004 |
| New directions in goal-setting theory EA Locke, GP Latham Current directions in psychological science 15 (5), 265-268, 2006 | 3597 | 2006 |
| Dispositional effects on job and life satisfaction: the role of core evaluations. TA Judge, EA Locke, CC Durham, AN Kluger Journal of applied psychology 83 (1), 17, 1998 | 3318 | 1998 |
| A multidimensional model of venture growth JR Baum, EA Locke, KG Smith Academy of management journal 44 (2), 292-303, 2001 | 3251 | 2001 |
| Empowering leadership in management teams: Effects on knowledge sharing, efficacy, and performance A Srivastava, KM Bartol, EA Locke Academy of management journal 49 (6), 1239-1251, 2006 | 3009 | 2006 |
| Goal setting: A motivational technique that works! EA Locke, GP Latham (No Title), 1984 | 2996* | 1984 |
| Self-regulation through goal setting GP Latham, EA Locke Organizational behavior and human decision processes 50 (2), 212-247, 1991 | 2578 | 1991 |
| The nature and causes of job satisfaction. Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology EA Locke Chicago: RandMc Narlly 2 (5), 360-580, 1976 | 2428 | 1976 |
| Participation in decision making: One more look EA Locke Research in organizational behavior/JAI Press, 1979 | 2195 | 1979 |
| Direct and indirect effects of three core charismatic leadership components on performance and attitudes. SA Kirkpatrick, EA Locke Journal of applied psychology 81 (1), 36, 1996 | 2142 | 1996 |
| Effect of self-efficacy, goals, and task strategies on task performance. EA Locke, E Frederick, C Lee, P Bobko Journal of applied psychology 69 (2), 241, 1984 | 2121 | 1984 |
| Work motivation and satisfaction: Light at the end of the tunnel EA Locke, GP Latham Psychological science 1 (4), 240-246, 1990 | 2111 | 1990 |
