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Setting performance targets

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 underst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stringer, Carolyn.
Other Authors: Shantapriyan, Paul.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Managerial accounting collection.
Subjects:
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
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 electronic text (144 p.) : ill., digital file.
Also available in print.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-139) and index.
ISBN:9781606491386 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:2152-7121
Access:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.

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