Management by Objectives: Its Implication for Business

  • Maxwell Nwinye Department on Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Port Harcourt
Keywords: Management by Objectives, Participation, Review Of Performance, Goal Setting

Abstract

Organization that adopts a strategy as management by objectives may have a significant business growth or organizational performance. The practice of management by objectives in organizations through participation promotes team work and business sustainability. Employees that are conscious of management by objectives and time horizon are capable of minimizing conflict to aid improved work environment. When organizations have participative management, it creates high customers patronage. The study investigated management by objectives and the implication for business. The researcher, concluded, that implementation of management by objectives contributes to increase in the performance of business.

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Published
2022-08-30
How to Cite
Nwinye, M. (2022). Management by Objectives: Its Implication for Business. GPH-International Journal of Business Management, 5(08), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14892233