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MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVE
SETTING OBJECTIVES
Features of MBO
1. MBO focuses on the results not the activity.
2. MBO system is to get managers and empowered employees to
achieve plan.
3. It increases organizational capability.
4. Constantly refining, modifying and improving goals.
5. High degree of motivation to employees.
6. Recognizing goal setting participation by employees.
7. Encourage a climate of trust and goodwill to perform.
3. Fixing Key Result Areas (KRA): KRA fixation is on the basis of objectives
premises, priorities, e.g. profitability.
4. Set Performance Standard: Setting of qualitative and quantitative
performance standard of each member, each level, and each activity with
the consent of all.
5. Matching Resources with Objectives: Objectives are framed on the
basis of availability, adequacy of resources. And available resources
should be properly allocated and utilized.
Principles of MBO
Integration of organizational goals and objectives.
Specific objectives for each member.
Participative decision-making.
Explicit time period.
Performance, evaluation and feedback.