In Using a Relative Approach to Compare Desired and Actual

question 90

Multiple Choice

In using a relative approach to compare desired and actual performance, a manager will:

• A) use present performance to set the standard.
• B) use performance achievements of other people, work units or organisations to set the standard.
• C) use standards set scientifically through such methods as time and motion studies.
• D) use past performance as a benchmark.
• E) use the organisation's objectives to set the standard.

Identify the characteristics of nomothetic goals.

Identify and associate theories or models with their respective behaviorists.

Understand the implications of goal types on personal development.

Analyze and provide examples of idiographic and nomothetic goals.

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