MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES - PRINCIPLES FOR AN INTEGRATIVE MANAGER

• NCJ Number: 41120
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1977) Pages: 76-78
• Author(s): H A WALDRON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

A REVIEW OF MODERN MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHIES AND A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING THESE STRATEGIES IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR NOTES THAT THE THEORY OF MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES RESTS ON THE PHILOSOPHY THAT EMPHASIZES INTEGRATION BETWEEN EXTERNAL MANAGER CONTROL AND INTERNAL INDIVIDUAL SELF-CONTROL. UNDER THIS SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT MUST BELIEVE THAT EMPLOYEES CAN BEST REACH THEIR OWN PERSONAL GOALS AND NEEDS BY WORKING FOR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS, AND MUST ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN GOAL SETTING. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE WORKER'S NEEDS (AS DESCRIBED BY ABRAHAM MASLOW), THE POLICY OF JOB ENRICHMENT, AND FREDERICK HERZBERG'S PHLOSOPHY ON JOB SATISFIERS AND DISSATISFIERS....DMC