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Management by objectives

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, management by objectives means: An approach in which managers and employees agree objectives and use progress towards them to guide and assess work.

In Turkish: amaçlara göre yönetim

How it is used

Often shortened to MBO; use for a management approach centred on agreed results rather than detailed task instructions.

Example sentences

  1. Management by objectives gave each branch agreed service goals for the coming year.

    Agreed outcomes provide the basis for directing local work.

  2. The review examined whether management by objectives had encouraged staff to neglect unmeasured work.

    The approach can be assessed for effects beyond its stated objectives.

Common collocations

  • introduce management by objectives
  • MBO system
  • objectiveA specific, measurable result that a team or organisation plans to achieve by a certain date, usually as one step towards a wider goal.
  • performance reviewA regular formal meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, agree on a rating and set goals for the next period.

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