Editing Goal setting (section)

===Group goals===
The relationship between group goals and individual goals influences group performance; when goals are compatible there is a positive effect, but when goals are incompatible the effects can be detrimental to the group's performance.<ref name="Locke and Latham 2006"/> There is another factor at work in groups, and that is the sharing factor; a positive correlation exists between sharing information within the group and group performance.<ref name="Locke and Latham 2006"/> In the case of group goals, feedback needs to be related to the group, not individuals, in order for it to improve the group's performance.<ref name="Locke and Latham 2006"/>

Goal concordance (agreement) among members of groups as well as concordance across hierarchies in organizations has positive performance impacts.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Vancouver|first1=Jeffrey B.|last2=Schmitt|first2=Neal W.|date=2006-12-07|title=An exploratory examination of person–organization fit: organizational goal congruence|journal=Personnel Psychology|volume=44|issue=2|pages=333–352|doi=10.1111/j.1744-6570.1991.tb00962.x|issn=0031-5826}}</ref> Research evaluating effects of goals on employee commitment found an indirect relationship mediated by employee perception of organizational support, suggesting that leaders directly support goal setting by individual employees.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hutchison|first1=Steven|last2=Garstka|first2=Mary L.|date=August 1996|title=Sources of perceived organizational support: goal setting and feedback|journal=Journal of Applied Social Psychology|volume=26|issue=15|pages=1351–1366|doi=10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00075.x|issn=0021-9029}}</ref>

Overall, the available evidence suggests that group goals can have a robust effect on group performance. Less clearly, individual goals may promote group performance if used cautiously as in interdependent groups there is a potential for goal conflict between individual and group goals which could hinder group performance. There does appear to be a need for more work in this area.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kleingeld|first1=Ad|last2=van Mierlo|first2=Heleen|last3=Arends|first3=Lidia|date=November 2011|title=The effect of goal setting on group performance: a meta-analysis|journal=The Journal of Applied Psychology|volume=96|issue=6|pages=1289–1304|doi=10.1037/a0024315|issn=1939-1854|pmid=21744940|s2cid=22191705 }}</ref>