MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES - APPLICABILITY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION

• NCJ Number: 38859
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 42 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 36-37
• Author(s): J NURSEY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE NECESSITY AND PRACTICABILITY OF THE USE OF THIS METHOD OF MANAGEMENT IN POLICE ORGANIZATIONS.

Abstract

FACTORS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL LACK OF ACCEPTANCE OF MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE DELINEATED. ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE FACTORS, THE AUTHOR OFFERS ARGUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT OBJECTIONS TO THIS TYPE OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CAN BE OVERCOME. ALSO PRESENTED ARE EXAMPLES OF BASIC METHODS OF UTILIZING MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP