Charlie's Dilemma Charlie, an Operations Manager at an Investment Firm, Is Looking

question 143

Multiple Choice

Charlie's Dilemma
Charlie, an operations manager at an investment firm, is looking for information on management by objectives (MBO) . One of his employees suggested implementing the MBO process but Charlie is not sure what impact it would have on the motivation and productivity of his staff. Can you help?
-Refer to Charlie's Dilemma. If you were to provide information about MBO's strengths to Charlie, which of these would you exclude?

• A) MBO is a cure all
• B) MBO forces an organization to develop a top-to-bottom hierarchy of objectives
• C) MBO blends planning and control into a rational system of management
• D) MBO encourages self-management and personal commitment through employee participation in setting objectives
• E) MBO emphasizes end results rather than good intentions or personalities

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