J N Kondrasuk
J N Kondrasuk
Management by objectives (MBO) is a popular management approach the efficacy of which has been seriously questioned recently. I have analyzed 185 studies for the effects of MBO on employee productivity and/or job satisfaction. Research supp...
M A Covaleski,M W Dirsmith
M A Covaleski
In this article, we examine the attempt of two hospitals to implement management by objectives (MBO) as a means of improving organizational planning and control. Our conclusion is that, as a goal-directed form of management technology, MBO ...
H L Smith,M D Fottler,B O Saxberg
H L Smith
Cost containment is a dominant problem in the health care field, but it has not been addressed from a comprehensive management perspective. To fill this gap, we have developed an inclusive model of the cost containment process. The model ha...
Development, application, and evaluation of an "action-reaction" planning method [0.03%]
行动反应规划方法的开发、应用与评估
F H Mitchell,C C Mitchell
F H Mitchell
It is difficult to design and implement new public policies and programs, at least partially owing to the fact that few useful methods are available to help shape the planning, decision-making, and implementation processes required for chan...
T R Davis,F Luthans
T R Davis
The performance appraisal process: a model and some testable propositions [0.03%]
绩效评估过程：一种模型与一些可以检验的假说
T DeCotiis,A Petit
T DeCotiis
A literature-based model of the determinants of the accuracy of performance ratings is presented. The model indicates that the major determinants of accuracy are: (a) rater motivation; (b) rater ability; and (c) availability of appropriate ...
A life-cycle model of organizational federations: the case of hospitals [0.03%]
组织联合体的生命 cycle 模型：以医院为例
T A D&#x;Aunno,H S Zuckerman
T A D&#x;Aunno
Hospital federations are a form of multiorganizational collaboration in which a management group coordinates and directs the activities of three or more organizations. This paper introduces a life-cycle model of federations that focuses on ...
P P Brooke Jr
P P Brooke Jr
This paper presents a causal model of employee absenteeism which modifies and extends the Steers and Rhodes (1978) process model of employee attendance. A summary and critique of the Steers and Rhodes model is offered. The proposed model in...
A theory of organizational response to hospital regulation: a reply to Smith and Mick [0.03%]
对Smith和Mick的回应：关于医院监管下组织反应的理论
K S Cook,S M Shortell,D A Conrad et al.
K S Cook et al.
Smith and Mick identify four basic problems with the theory the present writers developed to explain organizational responses (in this case the behavior of hospitals) to regulation. They challenge the basic assumption regarding autonomy, di...
H L Smith,S S Mick
H L Smith
A recently published general theory of organizational response to regulation is examined. A number of problems are observed in regard to the basic assumption underlying the theory, the directionality of predicted relationships forming the t...