Edwin Locke Believes That Goal Setting Can Enhance Individual Work

question 224

Multiple Choice

Edwin Locke believes that goal setting can enhance individual work performance for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• A)Goals can clarify performance expectations between supervisor and subordinate,among co-workers,and across organizational subunits.
• B)Goals give direction to people in their work.
• C)Goals can clarify performance expectations between competing organizations.
• D)Goals can establish a frame of reference for task feedback.
• E)Goals provide a foundation for behavioural self-management.

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Definitions:

Machine Hours

A measure of the time a machine is in operation, used in cost accounting to allocate machine costs to products.

Overhead Applied

The allocation of estimated overhead costs to specific jobs or production units during an accounting period.

Direct Labor Cost

The wages and related benefits of employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production of goods, such as utilities and salaries for non-direct labor.