In traditional goal setting, as they work their way from top management to employees, goals are likely to ________.
A) become more clear
B) be more rigorously followed
C) be unchanged
D) become less clear

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D) As they filter down from level to level, goals repeatedly get reinterpreted and distorted, making the choice regarding becoming less clear the correct response and eliminating "become more clear" and "be unchanged." "Be more rigorously followed" is also incorrect because there is no evidence to show that goals are more likely to be followed at lower levels of an organization than at higher levels.

In Traditional Goal Setting, as They Work Their Way from Top