Edwin Locke believes that goal setting can enhance individual work performance for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A)Goals can clarify performance expectations between supervisor and subordinate,among co-workers,and across organizational subunits.
B)Goals give direction to people in their work.
C)Goals can clarify performance expectations between competing organizations.
D)Goals can establish a frame of reference for task feedback.
E)Goals provide a foundation for behavioural self-management.

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Edwin Locke's theory of goal setting emphasizes the importance of creating clear and specific goals to enhance individual work performance. The other choices (A, B, D, and E) all align with Locke's reasoning, as they all relate to the benefits of goal setting in terms of clarifying expectations, providing direction, establishing feedback, and facilitating self-management. However, choice C is incorrect because Locke's theory focuses on goal setting within an organization, rather than between competing organizations.

Edwin Locke Believes That Goal Setting Can Enhance Individual Work