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Adrian Furnham
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Adrian Furnham: University College London

A chapter in People Management in Turbulent Times, 2009, pp 188-189 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Some people believe that the way to ensure motivation and productivity is to set targets. So we have a whole array of government figures: 80 per cent of schools leavers should go to university; all patients admitted to hospital should be in a bed within three hours; buses should be no more than three minutes off their timetable.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230239616_68

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