A lot of people feel, and sometimes actually voice, that Peter Drucker’s “Management by Objectives” is deeply flawed. For those who don’t know, Management by Objectives is ‘ the process of agreed upon ...

Management by objective, or MBO, is a concept postulated by Peter Drucker in his 1954 book, "The Practice of Management." The principle provides a means of focusing all who are involved with a work ...

It usually starts out strong: An employer knows what he needs, hires the person he wants, and the two set off on what they hope is a mutually beneficial professional relationship. Then, as often ...

From Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s 14 Points: Eliminate work standards (quotas) on the factory floor. Substitute leadership. Eliminate management by objective. Eliminate management by numbers, numerical ...

Management by objectives is a technique applied primarily to personnel management. In its essence it requires deliberate goal formulation for periods of time (like the next calendar or business year); ...