Gary Latham, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Further exploration of the beneficial effects of priming subconscious goals for organizational-related behaviour
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$250,136
The relevance and viability of subconscious goals to work settings
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$69,242
Motivation through goal setting and goal orientation
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$137,261

All 5 grants and awards

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Further exploration of the beneficial effects of priming subconscious goals for organizational-related behaviour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Latham, Gary P.

Keywords: motivation; leadership; goal setting; subconscious; performance; safety

$250,136

The relevance and viability of subconscious goals to work settings

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Latham, Gary P.

Keywords: goals; subconscious; employee motivation

$69,242

Motivation through goal setting and goal orientation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Latham, Gary P.

Keywords: motivation; goal setting; goal orientation; Aboriginal people

$137,261

Career exploration, interview performance and feedback-seeking in a performance appraisal: the effect of training Aboriginals in functional self-guidance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Latham, Gary

Keywords: goal-setting; motivation; learning goals; transfer of training; self-talk; mental practice; task strategies; task performance; selection; performance appraisal; social dilemmas

$132,330

Gaining trainee commitment to the transfer of training through goal setting

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Latham, Gary

Keywords: Learning goals; transfer of training; self-talk; mental practice

$51,600

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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