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How to Set More-Realistic Sales Targets using Historical Data

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As he took the reins, Immelt set an ambitious sales target: “We believe that GE can grow two to three times faster than world gross domestic product, which translates to about 8 per cent sustained sales growth.” Studies present these steps as two interrelated sales target setting methodologies: Uniform-Growth Quota and Relative-Growth Quota.