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PDF pending restorationMusgrave, Gerald L.; Elster, Richard S. – 1974
This bibliography contains over 500 references to articles, journals, documents, and books on management by objectives and goal setting. The citations are arranged in alphabetical order by author. (DN)
Descriptors: Accountability, Bibliographies, Employer Employee Relationship, Management by Objectives
Mullen, Michael – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1974
Explains the concept of management by objectives, suggests how it can be implemented in educational institutions, and points out limitations on its use. (Editor)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Hastey, J. A.; Williams, Ervin – Consulting Engineer, 1977
A performance-oriented program to improve individual employee output. (Author)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Utilization, Management by Objectives, Motivation Techniques
Morrisey, George L. – Training and Development Journal, 1976
The advantages of participative management under MBO are examined in this article. MBO's value lies in its ability to improve communication and relations among employers and employees. (DS)
Descriptors: Communications, Employer Employee Relationship, Group Dynamics, Management by Objectives
Download full textGoddu, Roland – 1975
The purpose of this handbook is to provide some tools for supervision which can help the employer and the employee work out expectations, evaluation, and on-going operations. It is divided into four sections entitled (1) Describing Performance Characteristics, (2) Negotiating Outcomes, (3) Negotiating Procedures, and (4) Recording Performance. The…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Guides, Management by Objectives, Organizational Development
Peer reviewedDenny, William A. – Business Horizons, 1979
Ten suggestions for administrators concerning objectives setting, employee participation, yearly reviews, and other aspects of management by objectives programs. Reprint available from Business Horizons, School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Employer Employee Relationship
Morano, Richard A. – Personnel Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Administration, Counseling, Employees
White, Donald D.; Bednar, David A. – National Productivity Review, 1985
Five categories of common quality circles problems are identified to help firms anticipate difficulties and avert circle failures. These categories include encountered internal problems, encountered external problems, created internal problems, created external problems, and interface problems. Solutions are suggested. (CT)
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Management by Objectives
Peer reviewedMayer, Richard J. – Human Resource Management, 1978
In order for management by objectives, or any other business system, to be fully effective, it is necessary to accept and include the hidden and/or unconscious motivations of each individual involved. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Goal Orientation, Interpersonal Competence, Management by Objectives
Butterworth, James R. – Training and Development Journal, 1975
Industrial objectives, if they are employee oriented, produce feedback, and the motivation derived from the feedback helps reduce turnover. Feedback is the power to clarify objectives, to stimulate communication, and to motivate people. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship, Feedback, Labor Relations
Stevenson, William W. – 1974
Management by Objectives (MBO), a management system, is a vehicle to organize an agency or institution to enable it to more effectively carry out its plan. The system involves the following steps: (1) formulation of the mission statement (designation of the agency's basic purpose) and development and acceptance of the organization's long-range…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Employer Employee Relationship, Management by Objectives, Management Systems
Peer reviewedAdams, Katherine L. – Journal of Applied Communication Research, 1981
Examined the conversational structure of questions and answers in a performance appraisal interview between a manager and an employee. Results demonstrated that both the manager and employee used question-and-answer pairs to demonstrate their understanding of the expectancy to ask and answer questions and to provide sequential implicativeness and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Discourse Analysis, Employees, Employer Employee Relationship
McGrew, Jean B.; Hafeman, Donald A. – 1974
In response both to a growing national grumbling about the need for educational accountability and to a felt need to better define and focus on district priorities, the Madison Public Schools adopted a mangement by objectives (MBO) program in 1970. It is on the basis of three years' experience with this program that this book has been written. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Steers, Richard M.; Spencer, Daniel G. – Personnel Journal, 1978
A model was proposed which considered individual differences and work environment in the design of management-by-objectives (MBO) programs. The field-testing of the model indicated that consideration must be given not only to the feasibility of the task goals and their applicability to the larger organizational objectives, but also to employee…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Employer Employee Relationship, Individual Differences, Individual Needs
Dockstader, Steven L.; And Others – 1977
This study is based on Locke's (1968) hypothesis that individuals will spontaneously set performance goals when feedback is related to a standard of performance. The study tests Locke's proposal in an actual work setting by comparing the performance rate of keystroke operators who received feedback and a standard with that of a control group who…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Employer Employee Relationship
