Edwin Understands That Feedback Is Important for the Goal-Setting Process

question 96

Multiple Choice

Edwin understands that feedback is important for the goal-setting process to be effective. He likely believes ______.

• A) goal feedback should only come from the direct supervisor
• B) employees who receive feedback on their progress achieve higher levels of performance than those who don't receive feedback
• C) feedback on goals rarely guides performance
• D) employees prefer feedback comes from an outside source

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Definitions:

Informational Power

Influence derived from possessing knowledge or information that others perceive as valuable or essential.

Positive Reference Group

A group that individuals aspire to or identify with, often influencing their attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions of self.

Membership Group

Kelley’s term for a group to which we belong by some objective external criterion.

Developing Norms

Rules or standards of behavior that are evolving or being established within a group or society.