Goal attainability and performance: Evidence from Boston marathon qualifying standards
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Keywords
Goal-setting; Performance; Effort;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
- Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
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