Which of the Following Would Be Most Likely to Cause

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be most likely to cause employees to ignore intermediate- and long-term planning?

• A) Strong emphasis on short-term goals such as quarterly profits
• B) Overemphasis on quantitative goals
• C) Extremely challenging goals
• D) Means-end inversion
• E) Overemphasis on qualitative goals

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