After meeting with employees, a manager realizes she has set performance goals unrealistically high for her department's employees. If she makes employee performance goals more realistic, what will likely happen to the department's ethical climate?
A) It will improve.
B) It will stay about the same.
C) It will deteriorate.
D) Not enough information is provided to determine the effect.

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When performance goals are set too high, employees may feel pressured to engage in unethical behavior in order to meet these goals. When goals are set to more reasonable and attainable levels, employees may feel less pressure and be more likely to engage in ethical behavior. Thus, the ethical climate of the department is likely to improve as a result of the manager's adjustment to performance goals.

After Meeting with Employees, a Manager Realizes She Has Set