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ManagementOrganization StudiesOrganizational BehaviorOrganizational DevelopmentPerformance MeasurementOrganizational EffectivenessOrganizational ManagementOrganizational PerformanceProductivity AnalysisProductivity ManagementProductivity MeasurementOrganizational Productivity AnalysisProductivityProductivity Measures
Goal setting, participation in decision making, and objective feedback have each been shown to increase productivity. As a combination of these three processes, management by objectives (MBO) also should increase productivity. A meta-analysis of studies supported this prediction: 68 out of 70 studie
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