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Paper Finding: , in his study of female supervisors, found that performance was related to feedback and goal specificity only for high-need-achievement individuals.
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Paper Context: In sum, the evidence to date does not show much promise with respect to job tenure as a moderator. , in his study of female supervisors, found that performance was related to feedback and goal specificity only for high-need-achievement individuals. Participation in goal setting, on the other hand, was related to performance only among low-need-achievement supervisors.