What is the key to successful implementation of management by objectives?
A) Understanding the strategic goals of the organization.
B) Empowering employees to achieve goals set by their managers.
C) Setting goals for the group, not the individual.
D) Collaborative goal setting.
E) Setting goals that are narrow.
Answer: D
Explanation: One of the key elements of MBO is the collaborative goal-setting process. Together, a manager and an employee define the employee's goals, the responsibilities for achieving those goals, and the means of evaluating individual and group performance so that the employee's activities are directly linked to achieving the organization's long-term goals.
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