When a Manager Seeks to Achieve Personal Departmental Objectives That

question 97

Multiple Choice

When a manager seeks to achieve personal departmental objectives that may work to the detriment of the overall firm, the manager is experiencing

• A)budgetary slack
• B)padding
• C)goal conflict
• D)cushions

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