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MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES AS A METHOD OF MEASURING TEAMS' EFFECTIVENESS

Journal of Positive Management

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Title MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES AS A METHOD OF MEASURING TEAMS' EFFECTIVENESS
 
Creator Hoffmann-Burdzińska, Kinga; University of Economics in Katowice, Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management, Katowice,
Flak, Olaf; University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Radio and Television, Katowice,
 
Subject
management by objectives; effectiveness; HR team; goal; task; system of organizational terms

 
Description The aim of the paper is to present the method of management by objectives in measuring effectiveness of teams. The main elements of this method – goals and tasks – were used to measure teams’ work on the same project. The quantitative measurers of goals and tasks let assess an effectiveness of teams and compare teams to one another. The methodology of the research was an experiment conducted with on-line management tools named goaler® and tasker® based on the system of organizational terms. This theoretical foundation represent system and positivist approach to management. However, this approach was developed in the mix research method. This paper contains quantitative results and conclusions about effectiveness of teams. For this purpose following measurers were used: numbers of goals and tasks in each group, numbers of actions taken by team managers, duration of teamwork, number of goals and tasks editions. Despite the fact that the method of management by objectives is thoroughly described and parameterized, human contribution in the application of the method in practice appeared still crucial. However, the originality of this paper comes from implementing online management tools which are based on the system of organizational terms and using them to measure human behavior.
 
Publisher Nicolaus Copernicus University
 
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Date 2016-04-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JPM/article/view/JPM.2015.016
10.12775/JPM.2015.016
 
Source Journal of Positive Management; Vol 6, No 3 (2015); 67-82
Journal of Positive Management; Vol 6, No 3 (2015); 67-82
2392-1412
2083-103X
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JPM/article/view/JPM.2015.016/8227
 
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