A Theory of Goal Setting & Task Performance
- ISBN-10
- 0139131388
- ISBN-13
- 9780139131387
- Category
- Business & Economics / General
- Pages
- 413
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Authors
- Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham
Description
Applied Precursors The strand of thought stemming from the field of management started with Frederick W. Taylor , the father of Scientific Management . He published his major work , the Principles of Scientific Management , in 1911 ...
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