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Management by Objectives (MBO)

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Peter DruckerThe Practice of Management, 1954

A system where managers and employees jointly set clear objectives cascaded from organisational goals, then measure performance against those agreed objectives rather than against activity.

George OdiorneManagement by Objectives, 1965

A process where superior and subordinate jointly identify common goals, define each person's areas of responsibility in terms of expected results, and use these as guides for operating and assessing contribution.

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