Productivity Enhancement in Air Force Jobs Through Feedback and Goal Setting.
Abstract
Group-level feedback on productivity was given to five organizations at an operational Air Force base. The feedback was based on a new approach to productivity measurement that is designed to have maximum motivational propetties when used as a basis for feedback. During feedback, the five organizations (four with logistics funyions) increased their overall productivity by an average of 50%. After receiving feedback for 5 months, the organizations set goals for 5 months, During this time, their productivity increased 74.5% over the vaseline comparison period. Keywords: Effectiveness; Efficiency; Feedback; Goal setting; Organizational productivity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA180631
Entities
People
- Paul M. Thurston
- Philip L. Roth
- Robert D. Pritchard
- Steven D. Jones
- W. D. Ray
Organizations
- University of Houston