The unintended consequences of management by objectives: The volume growth target at Volvo Cars

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 529-541

  Dahlsten, Fredrik ^a   Styhre, Alexander ^a   Williander, Mats ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Change management; Management by objectives; Organizational planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746618807     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730510624575     Document Type: Article

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