John Austin, Nic L. Weatherly, & Nicole E. Gravina (2005). Using task clarification, graphic feedback, and verbal feedback to increase closing-task completion in a privately owned restaurant. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 117-120.

An informant functional assessment was used to evaluate closing-task completion by servers and dishwashers at a restaurant. Based on the functional assessment results, an intervention consisting of task clarification, posted graphic feedback, and verbal feedback was implemented and evaluated with a multiple baseline design across two groups of employees. Results showed an increase of 14.6% and 38% in task completion for the two groups.

DESCRIPTORS: task clarification, graphic feedback, verbal feedback, organizational behavior management, informant assessment