Which of the Following Is True About Management by Objectives

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about management by objectives?

• A) All individuals in the organization work with their managers to set objectives.
• B) The managers dictate the objectives to the employees.
• C) It is an informal system of setting objectives.
• D) Setting and monitoring the achievement of objectives does not require paperwork.

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Definitions:

Leadership

The action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do this, which involves establishing a clear vision, sharing that vision with others so they will follow willingly, providing information, knowledge, and methods to realize that vision.

Power

The ability or capacity to influence or control the behavior of others or the course of events.

Manipulation

The act of skillfully controlling or influencing something or someone, often in a deceptive way.

Process Theories

Explanations focusing on how things happen through a sequence of actions or steps leading to a particular outcome.