LEADER 03794nam 2200985 a 450 001 9910457433703321 005 20120109172518.0 010 $a1-78268-093-4 010 $a1-283-89257-X 010 $a1-60649-138-5 024 7 $a10.4128/9781606491386 035 $a(CKB)2550000000084718 035 $a(EBL)876646 035 $a(OCoLC)772396549 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000626348 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11371807 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000626348 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10657874 035 $a(PQKB)10053526 035 $a(CaBNVSL)swl00400339 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC876646 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL876646 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10522193 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420507 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000084718 071 53$a2$bBEP 100 $a20111223d2012 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSetting performance targets$b[electronic resource] /$fCarolyn Stringer and Paul Shantapriyan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $a[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) $cBusiness Expert Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (154 p.) 225 1 $aManagerial accounting collection,$x2152-7121 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60649-137-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 125-139) and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 3 $aTargets are an important part of our work life, whether we are setting them or meeting them. Target setting forms part of the budgeting process and the performance management of business units and individuals. Unfortunately the behavioral impacts of target setting on performance are not well understood, and this can lead to serious consequences such as game playing. Target setting is an under-researched area. 410 0$aManagerial accounting collection.$x2152-7121 606 $aGoal setting in personnel management 606 $aStrategic planning 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aTarget setting 610 $agoal-setting theory 610 $amotivation 610 $aperformance measurement 610 $aperformance management 610 $astrategy 610 $avalue creation 610 $aexternal and internal benchmarking 610 $arelative performance targets 610 $aforecasts 610 $atarget difficulty 610 $astretch targets 610 $ahighly achievable targets 610 $aline of sight 610 $aobjective performance evaluations 610 $asubjective performance evaluations 610 $aincentive compensation 610 $acapped performance targets 610 $aoperational budgets 610 $afixed budgets 610 $aflexible budgets 610 $arolling forecasts 610 $acontrollability principle 610 $aweightings 610 $ashort- and long-term targets 610 $aactivity-based budgeting 610 $aBeyond Budgeting Roundtable Group 615 0$aGoal setting in personnel management. 615 0$aStrategic planning. 676 $a658.3 700 $aStringer$b Carolyn$0892906 701 $aShantapriyan$b Paul$0892907 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457433703321 996 $aSetting performance targets$91994507 997 $aUNINA