describes the willingness to commit oneself to goals on one's own responsibility and to a high degree.

Achievement-oriented people have a desire to accomplish something important, to acquire certain skills, or to meet high standards. They set high standards for themselves and like to compete with others. Defeats challenge them to try even harder to ultimately achieve victory.

This is about performance per se, the pursuit of positive results. Financial success, power and status are not a motive, but merely a yardstick and confirmation of one's own performance.