Setting Performance Targets - Couverture souple

Stringer, Carolyn; Shantapriyan, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1606491377 ISBN 13 : 9781606491379

Editeur : Business Expert Press, 2012

Synopsis

Targets are an important part of our work life, whether we are setting them or meeting them. There is a science to target setting. Unfortunately the behavioral impact of target setting on performance is underestimated. This can lead to serious consequences such as game playing, overcharging customers, or demotivating competent managers.

This book will help you fill the gap in target setting for performance. The pivotal issue in target setting is that it is an art as well as a science. Perhaps more of an art, requiring a balance between the psychologies of the people taking initiatives, the science of estimating probabilities and aligning with strategies, coupled with the motivational effects of incentives.

You will also be introduced to some of the important methods in target setting such as forecasting, sensitivity analysis, and probability analysis; all of which include practical examples to show how these techniques can be directly applied. In the end, you'll learn how interrelated the various parts of organizational activities are and how they impact on each other, which is important since target setting must include an understanding of the organizational context (e.g., people, competitive environment, structure, strategy) as well as the impact of incentive compensation and information flows.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr. Carolyn Stringer is a senior lecturer in the Department of Accountancy and Finance at the School of Business, University of Otago, New Zealand. Her PhD research involved a longitudinal case study examining performance management processes. She has been published in numerous international journals, and is a founding member of the Centre for Organisational Performance Measurement and Management at the University of Otago and is interested in promoting the exchange of cutting-edge knowledge between academics and practitioners.

Dr. Paul Shantapriyan is a senior lecturer at the School of Accounting and Corporate Governance at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is a certified SAP consultant in strategic enterprise management and is a certified practicing accountant (CPA Australia). Paul has over 20 years' experience in executive education, preparing professional accountants in their qualifying exams and has been invited to present at continuous professional development seminars. Paul is a founding member of the Centre for Organisational Performance Measurement and Management at the University of Otago.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Business Expert Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606491377
• ISBN 13: 9781606491379
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible