Accession Number:
ADA180631
Title:
Productivity Enhancement in Air Force Jobs Through Feedback and Goal Setting.
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept. Sep 83-Sep 86,
Corporate Author:
HOUSTON UNIV TX DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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Report Date:
1987-05-01
Pagination or Media Count:
17.0
Abstract:
Group-level feedback on productivity was given to five organizations at an operational Air Force base. The feedback was based on a new approach to productivity measurement that is designed to have maximum motivational propetties when used as a basis for feedback. During feedback, the five organizations four with logistics funyions increased their overall productivity by an average of 50. After receiving feedback for 5 months, the organizations set goals for 5 months, During this time, their productivity increased 74.5 over the vaseline comparison period. Keywords Effectiveness Efficiency Feedback Goal setting Organizational productivity.
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Subject Categories:
- Economics and Cost Analysis
- Personnel Management and Labor Relations