Suppose That, in Reviewing a Quarterly Report of a Department's

Suppose that, in reviewing a quarterly report of a department's achievements, the manager compared desired performance with actual performance. If the manager found that actual performance was LESS than the standard, the manager should:

A) take no corrective action.
B) keep the information to himself or herself.
C) defer action until the next quarter's reports are in and a trend is established.
D) take corrective action.
E) take action to understand why.