Table 7.2 John Is Working on His Department's Annual Plan. Employee Performance

Table 7.2
John is working on his department's annual plan. Employee performance has been okay and commitment to his department's goals moderate. In the past John has asked his employees to do their best. This year he is asking each employee to work with him in determining exactly what that employee is going to accomplish this year. John wants his people to feel the goals are theirs, to invest in their accomplishment. He wants them to believe that they can accomplish these goals. He thinks he can help this whole process by meeting with each employee quarterly and talking about where the department is and where the employee is in regards to goal accomplishment.
-Refer to Table 7.2. In the past what principle of goal setting did John violate?

A) Goal commitment
B) Assigning specific goals
C) Setting difficult but acceptable goals
D) Providing feedback on goal attainment