03794nam 2200985 a 450 991045743370332120120109172518.01-78268-093-41-283-89257-X1-60649-138-510.4128/9781606491386(CKB)2550000000084718(EBL)876646(OCoLC)772396549(SSID)ssj0000626348(PQKBManifestationID)11371807(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000626348(PQKBWorkID)10657874(PQKB)10053526(CaBNVSL)swl00400339(MiAaPQ)EBC876646(Au-PeEL)EBL876646(CaPaEBR)ebr10522193(CaONFJC)MIL420507(EXLCZ)9925500000000847182BEP20111223d2012 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSetting performance targets[electronic resource] /Carolyn Stringer and Paul Shantapriyan1st ed.[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) Business Expert Pressc20121 online resource (154 p.)Managerial accounting collection,2152-7121Description based upon print version of record.1-60649-137-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-139) and index.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.Managerial accounting collection.2152-7121Goal setting in personnel managementStrategic planningElectronic books.Target settinggoal-setting theorymotivationperformance measurementperformance managementstrategyvalue creationexternal and internal benchmarkingrelative performance targetsforecaststarget difficultystretch targetshighly achievable targetsline of sightobjective performance evaluationssubjective performance evaluationsincentive compensationcapped performance targetsoperational budgetsfixed budgetsflexible budgetsrolling forecastscontrollability principleweightingsshort- and long-term targetsactivity-based budgetingBeyond Budgeting Roundtable GroupGoal setting in personnel management.Strategic planning.658.3Stringer Carolyn892906Shantapriyan Paul892907MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457433703321Setting performance targets1994507UNINA