Managers Can Deliberately Set Challenging Performance Targets at Levels High

question 114

Multiple Choice

Managers can deliberately set challenging performance targets at levels high enough to promote outstanding company performance by establishing

• A) stretch objectives which challenge the organization to deliver stretch gains in performance.
• B) mainstay objectives that although are easily attainable, and the company is obligated to meet, they are designed to spur motivation in the workforce.
• C) financial objectives that drive standardization of cost-efficiency and unify stringent operating specifications.
• D) a specifically detailed and integrated model of operating policies, practices, and procedures.
• E) why the company does certain things in trying to please its customers.

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