In Traditional Goal Setting, What Happens to Goals as They

question 63

Multiple Choice

In traditional goal setting, what happens to goals as they make their way down from top management to lower levels?

• A) They lose clarity and unity.
• B) They unite the workforce.
• C) They are continually revised and corrected by middle management.
• D) They purposely remain vague and nonspecific to provide flexibility.
• E) They are often deliberately altered and distorted by lower level managers.

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