ABC Corp. is an information technology company. The IT department wants to upgrade the firm's technological infrastructure but the cost of upgrading is likely to take up at least 60 percent of the firm's cash reserves. The finance manager is reluctant to release funds for this purpose. According to him, "The economy is still in a state of uncertainty. The company is better off preserving its cash reserves rather than investing it."
-In order to increase the quality of their objectives, managers should ________.
A) set employees' goals as high as possible
B) ensure that they set objectives entirely by themselves
C) establish goals which are within easy reach
D) let the people responsible for attaining the objectives have a voice in setting them
E) avoid relating objectives to specific actions

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It is important for managers to involve the people responsible for achieving the objectives in the goal-setting process to ensure that the objectives are realistic and achievable. This also promotes buy-in and commitment from the employees, leading to higher motivation and better performance. Therefore, D is the best choice. A, B, C, and E are not desirable because they either set unrealistic goals, do not involve employees or do not link objectives to specific actions.

ABC Corp Is an Information Technology Company