Balancing Short-Term and Long-Term Goals Is Hard Because

question 17

Multiple Choice

Balancing short-term and long-term goals is hard because:

• A) stakeholder groups have different preferences for the time frame an organization should use to pursue goals.
• B) official goals focus on the short-term and operative goals focus on the long-term.
• C) official goals focus on the long-term and operative goals focus on the short-term.
• D) organizations do not place enough emphasis on operative goals.

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