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Against metrics: how measuring performance by numbers backfires →

January 09, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

The most dramatic negative effect of metric fixation is its propensity to incentivise gaming: that is, encouraging professionals to maximise the metrics in ways that are at odds with the larger purpose of the organisation. AEON

January 09, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
metrics, performance, work, employment
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