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UNINA9910779083503321 |
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Autore |
Stringer Carolyn |
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Titolo |
Setting performance targets [[electronic resource] /] / Carolyn Stringer and Paul Shantapriyan |
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[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017), : Business Expert Press, c2012 |
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1-78268-093-4 |
1-283-89257-X |
1-60649-138-5 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (154 p.) |
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Collana |
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Managerial accounting collection, , 2152-7121 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Goal setting in personnel management |
Strategic planning |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-139) and index. |
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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. |
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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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UNINA9910349503703321 |
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Autore |
Charteris Alice Fiona |
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Titolo |
15N Tracing of Microbial Assimilation, Partitioning and Transport of Fertilisers in Grassland Soils / / by Alice Fiona Charteris |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053 |
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Disciplina |
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Analytical chemistry |
Environmental chemistry |
Agriculture |
Analytical Chemistry |
Environmental Chemistry |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Sites, sampling, materials and methods -- Compound-specific amino acid 15N stable isotope probing of nitrogen assimilation by the soil microbial biomass using gas chromatography-combustion- isotope ratio mass spectrometry -- Biosynthetic routing, rates and extents of microbial fertiliser nitrogen assimilation in two grazed grassland soils -- Microbial fertiliser nitrogen assimilation in the field as compared with the laboratory incubation experiments -- 15N tracing of the partitioning and transport of nitrate under field conditions -- Overview and future work. |
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This book presents innovative research on soil nitrogen cycling and nitrate leaching with a view to improving soil management and fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrogen leaching losses. In this regard, nitrogen-15 (15N)-labelled fertiliser was used as a biochemical and physical stable isotope tracer in laboratory and field experiments. The major outcome of the research was the development, validation and application of a new compound-specific amino acid 15N stable |
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isotope probing method for assessing the assimilation of fertiliser nitrogen by soil microbial biomass. The novelty of the method lies in its tracing of incorporated nitrogen into newly biosynthesised microbial protein in time-course experiments using gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry. The approach provides previously unattainable insights into the microbial processing of different nitrogen fertilisers in different soils. Further, it identifies the mechanistic link between molecular-scale processes and observations of field-scale fertiliser nitrogen immobilisation studies. The method and the results presented here will have far-reaching implications for the development of enhanced recommendations concerning farm-based soil management practices for increasing soil productivity and reducing nitrogen losses, which is essential to minimising environmental impacts. |
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