Goal orientation and goal content as predictors of performance in a training program

The antecedents and consequences of content goals for participants ina comp lex skill-training program were examined in a longitudinal study. Using LIS REL 8 to test a mediated model, it was found dispositional goal orientation was related to the content of goals that individuals adopted for the train ing program. Not all content goals were related to training performance; on ly content goals with a skill improvement focus had a positive relationship with performance. Results provide a richer understanding of the antecedent s of content goals and their relationship to performance and have implicati ons for managers and for the administration of training programs.