In 1998, the mountain of lumber is performance measurement and incentive plans for all employees. Details of the plan by department managers and employees nonmanager presented, and students are asked to review and evaluate the plan in light of the company's strategy. The case provides students assess the key success factors and the development of measures to ensure the successful implementation of organizational strategy, linking indicators of monetary incentives, identify possible unintended consequences of performance measurement systems, and the development of mechanisms for compensating controls to prevent such behavior. "Hide
by Luann J. Lynch Source: Darden School of Business 19 pages. Publication Date: January 28, 2000. Prod. #: UV1694-PDF-ENG
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