Supervisors Must Remember When Developing Their Departmental Objectives

question 42

Multiple Choice

Supervisors must remember when developing their departmental objectives:

• A) They don't always have to compliment the overall goals and objectives of the organizaiton.
• B) They should be vague to allow for flexibility.
• C) There must be a means to measure and document the department's contributions to the organization's bottom line.
• D) All goals need to be equally important.

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