Which of the Following Is True of Goal Congruence

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of goal congruence?

• A) The alignment of managerial and organizational goals is often referred to as goal congruence.
• B) Goal congruence occurs when a manager takes actions that improve budgetary performance in the short run but bring long-run harm to the firm.
• C) Participative budgeting usually results in a lower goal congruence..
• D) Goal congruence occurs when top management has total control of the budgeting process, allowing only superficial participation from lower-level managers.
• E) An ideal budgetary system fails to achieve complete goal congruence and, simultaneously, leads to negative behavior.

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