## Abstract As organizations seek ways to improve performance, reduce costs, and maximize the value created for customers and other stakeholders, they need to make sure that the dynamics embedded in their management control systemโthe linkages between goal setting and performanceโcreate a natural p
The influence of goal setting and financial incentives on task performance
โ Scribed by Robert D. Pritchard; Michael I. Curts
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1973
- Weight
- 495 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0030-5073
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