Using task clarification, goal setting, and feedback to decrease table busing times in a franchise pizza restaurant

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 176-187

  Amigo, Seth ^a   Smith, Andrew ^a   Ludwig, Timothy ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Goal setting; Task clarification

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650096567     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: 15408604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01608060802251106     Document Type: Article

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