When Setting Performance Standards,the Supervisor Must Avoid

question 37

Multiple Choice

When setting performance standards,the supervisor must avoid:

• A) communicating performance standards to employees.
• B) being a slave to the past.
• C) having very specific standards.
• D) apparent and achievable standards.

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Definitions:

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