Mika's Organization Has Always Used Challenging Goals to Motivate Employees;

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Essay

Mika's organization has always used challenging goals to motivate employees; however, some now believe that the goals have become too challenging and might do more harm than good.Explain how challenging goals might do more harm than good and the consequences of such goals.

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Definitions:

Effector Organ

An organ or tissue that reacts to a stimulus from the nervous system to produce a specific response.

Cauda Equina

The cauda equina is a bundle of spinal nerves and spinal nerve rootlets below the end of the spinal cord, resembling a horse's tail, which distributes nerve roots to the lower limbs and pelvic organs.

Filium Terminale

The filium terminale is a slender filament of connective tissue that extends from the conus medullaris at the lower end of the spinal cord to the coccyx, anchoring the spinal cord in place.

Conus Medullaris

The tapered, lower end of the spinal cord, typically ending around the first lumbar vertebra.