This study tested the hypothesis that different patterns of social comparison would affect
performance attainments in a simulated organization through their impact on mediating self …

Tested the hypothesis that perceived controllability and stringency of performance standards
would affect self-regulatory mechanisms governing performance attainments of a simulated …

We examine the influence of the self-assessment and self-enhancement motives on the
choice of comparison organizations in two experimental studies. Study 1 shows that:(1) self …

The authors used longitudinal multisource field data to examine core aspects of the adaptive
self-regulation model (AS Tsui & SJ Ashford, 1994) in terms of linkages between self …

If people's goals and evaluative standards were aligned, then individuals with mastery-
based goals should, theoretically, primarily rely on temporal comparison information (ie, on …

Whether people's current motivation levels increase or decline also hinge on their social
environment. The current research tightly integrates motivational principles from self …

This article describes a set of processes involved in attaining managerial effectiveness.
These processes are components of an adaptive self-regulation framework. They involve the …

Abstract address the motivational origins and consequences of social comparison
processes/suggest that social comparison processes, their likelihood, their purposes, and …

It was proposed that the impact of upward and downward social comparisons on affect and
behavior following failure is moderated by perceived control. Subjects who failed an initial …

Research generated by social comparison theory has been criticized for its deficiencies in
conceptual clarity and mundane realism. In the present study, the respondents are …