A study on how to link OKRs model with incentive compensation

As an emerging tool of Management by Objectives, the Objective-Key Results (OKRs) model has been widely used in management practice recent years; however, academic community not reached a consistent conclusion on whether OKRs should be linked to incentive compensation. The author argues benefits linkage terms common ground two concepts, importance employees' sense fairness, and strengthening effect key indicators. From practical point view, believes that need take advantage KPIs process application, using personal as basis for determining goals self-evaluation score correction indicators measure degree completion, combined KPI+OKR formed will able realize with pay play important reference role future merit evaluation promotion. Therefore, this paper proposes scheme elaborating theory, focusing aspects, namely goal setting result measurement, optimize improve operation OKRs; supplemented cases fully illustrate promotion initiative guiding self-growth.