Total Chemical Corp

question 91

Essay

Total Chemical Corp. (TCC) developed a goal-setting program aimed at teams that operate the petrochemical process in TCC's plants. The goal-setting program encouraged team leaders to frequently remind team members to 'do their best'. TCC's executives also rewarded team leaders who pushed employees to complete impossible deadlines. One year after the goal-setting program was introduced, TCC's executives couldn't see much improvement in job performance. Explain why goal setting might not have worked effectively here.

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Definitions:

Wealth Redistribution

The transfer of income, wealth, or property from some individuals to others by means of a social mechanism such as taxation, charity, welfare, land reform, monetary policies, confiscation, divorce or tort law.

Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that proposes that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Deontological Theory

A moral philosophy that emphasizes the importance of adherence to a set of duties or rules, suggesting that the morality of an action is primarily determined by its adherence to these rules, rather than by its consequences.

Kantianism

Kantianism is a philosophical doctrine based on the works of Immanuel Kant, emphasizing the principles of universal morality, duty, and the importance of intention behind actions.