Your Supervisor Repeatedly Informs You That "Goals Without Objectives Are

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Multiple Choice

Your supervisor repeatedly informs you that "Goals without objectives are essentially meaningless." What is the rationale for such a philosophy?

• A) Goals are necessary to provide specific benchmarks that are used to gauge performance.
• B) Objectives provide a theoretical benchmark rather than a practical benchmark.
• C) A goal is not a goal unless it contains one or more objectives.
• D) Progress is impossible to track without measurable performance targets.
• E) Objectives are necessary to provide qualitative benchmarks that are used to gauge performance.

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Definitions:

Bribery of confidence

The act of offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting something of value to influence the actions of an individual holding a position of trust.

Non-Disclosure Clauses

Provisions in a contract that prohibit the sharing of confidential information with unauthorized parties.

Fiduciary Duty

A duty to act in the best interests of another; such duty may arise between directors and officers and the corporation they serve, between business associates including senior employees and their employer, between agents and their principals, and between partners, also called utmost good faith.

Passing-Off

The tort of misleading the public about the identity of a business or product.