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The unexpected positive impact of fixed structures on goal completion / created by Liyin Jin, Szu-Chi Huang and Ying Zhang

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Journal of consumer research ; Volume 40, number 4,Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISSN:
  • 00935301
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HF5415.3 JOU
Online resources: Abstract: The current research explores how the structure of a goal, more specifically whether its completion requires completing a set of actions in a fixed sequence or in a flexible order, influences consumers' decision to adopt the goal and how individuals actually fare once they have initiated the goal pursuit. Four experiments demonstrated that although the requirement to complete all goal-related actions following a fixed sequence discourages consumers from adopting the goal, this rigidity turns out to be more effective in inducing actual goal completion. This reversal occurs because consumers are unable to foresee the extent to which a fixed goal structure can help reduce the difficulty in goal pursuit.
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Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections HF5415.3 JOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol. 40, no.4 (pages 711-725) Not for loan For in house use only

The current research explores how the structure of a goal, more specifically whether its completion requires completing a set of actions in a fixed sequence or in a flexible order, influences consumers' decision to adopt the goal and how individuals actually fare once they have initiated the goal pursuit. Four experiments demonstrated that although the requirement to complete all goal-related actions following a fixed sequence discourages consumers from adopting the goal, this rigidity turns out to be more effective in inducing actual goal completion. This reversal occurs because consumers are unable to foresee the extent to which a fixed goal structure can help reduce the difficulty in goal pursuit.

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