Setting performance targetsCarolyn Stringer and Paul Shantapriyan.
Stringer, Carolyn.
Setting performance targetsCarolyn Stringer and Paul Shantapriyan. - first edition. - [New York, N.Y. (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2012. - 1 electronic text (144 pages) : illustrations, digital file. - Managerial accounting collection, .
1. Setting performance targets -- 2. Budget targets -- 3. Target setting in changing conditions -- 4. Performance targets -- 5. Target difficulty -- 6. Multiple performance targets --7. Innovations in target setting -- 8. Conclusion: target setting, the lost art -- Appendix. Understanding probabilities -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Targets are an important part of our work life, whether we are setting them or meeting them. Target setting forms part of the budgeting process and the performance management of business units and individuals. Unfortunately the behavioral impacts of target setting on performance are not well understood, and this can lead to serious consequences such as game playing. Target setting is an under-researched area.
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9781606491386
Goal setting in personnel management.
Strategic planning.
Target setting goal-setting theory motivation performance measurement performance management strategy value creation external and internal benchmarking relative performance targets forecasts target difficulty stretch targets highly achievable targets line of sight objective performance evaluations subjective performance evaluations incentive compensation capped performance targets operational budgets fixed budgets flexible budgets rolling forecasts controllability principle weightings short- and long-term targets activity-based budgeting Beyond Budgeting Roundtable Group
HF5549 / .S488 2012
Setting performance targetsCarolyn Stringer and Paul Shantapriyan. - first edition. - [New York, N.Y. (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, (c)2012. - 1 electronic text (144 pages) : illustrations, digital file. - Managerial accounting collection, .
1. Setting performance targets -- 2. Budget targets -- 3. Target setting in changing conditions -- 4. Performance targets -- 5. Target difficulty -- 6. Multiple performance targets --7. Innovations in target setting -- 8. Conclusion: target setting, the lost art -- Appendix. Understanding probabilities -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Targets are an important part of our work life, whether we are setting them or meeting them. Target setting forms part of the budgeting process and the performance management of business units and individuals. Unfortunately the behavioral impacts of target setting on performance are not well understood, and this can lead to serious consequences such as game playing. Target setting is an under-researched area.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
9781606491386
Goal setting in personnel management.
Strategic planning.
Target setting goal-setting theory motivation performance measurement performance management strategy value creation external and internal benchmarking relative performance targets forecasts target difficulty stretch targets highly achievable targets line of sight objective performance evaluations subjective performance evaluations incentive compensation capped performance targets operational budgets fixed budgets flexible budgets rolling forecasts controllability principle weightings short- and long-term targets activity-based budgeting Beyond Budgeting Roundtable Group
HF5549 / .S488 2012