Both managers and academics have expressed dissatisfaction with performance measurement, evaluation, and incentive systems now in use. This colloquium volume contains ten papers that present the best of contemporary field research on these issues. It emphasizes middle management, unlike other studies to date which have focused exclusively on CEOs. A central revelation is the need for evaluation and incentive systems to be dynamic. The book also shows how firms are learning new systems from other firms across international borders.
CHAPTER L Performance Measurement and Appraisal: Motivating Managers to
Identify and Reward Performance Kevin J. Murphy Introduction HE key to any
successful incentive compensation program is the system that defines
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A new environmental movement is emerging to help combat threats to America's oceans and coasts, with hundreds of local and regional groups as well as dozens of national and international organizations being formed. The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide represents a comprehensive guide to this new "Blue Movement." This one-of-a-kind new reference details more than 2,000 organizations and institutions that are working to understand, protect, and restore our ocean and coastal areas. For each entry, the book gives contact information including phone and fax numbers, email addresses, web addresses and a brief description of program areas of interest. Along with the state-by-state listings of groups, the directory includes three detailed sections that identify relevant government agencies, academic marine programs, and marine and coastal parks and protected areas. To be published biennially, The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide is a vital new resource for anyone interested in the growing community of people working to protect and restore our coastal lands and waters.
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Susan J. Buck considers the history of human interactions with the global commons areas--Antarctica, the high seas and deep seabed minerals, the atmosphere, and space--and provides a concise yet thorough account of the evolution of management regimes for each use.
UNCLOS II UNCLOS II was prompred by the "cod war" between Iceland and
Great Britain. In 1948, Iceland had proclaimed sovereignty over the fishing rights
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