Select the correct response$($s$)$ to the following questions. For each question, check all that apply.

Which of the following are common barriers to goal setting and planning? Check all that apply.

Planning assumes that employees are not highly motivated.

The future is hard to predict.

People in the organization resist change.

Goals conflict with each other.

Which of the following are ways to overcome the difficulties of planning and goal setting? Check all that apply.

Make sure goals and plans align across the organization.

Ensure that managers are prepared to change goals and plans as needed.

Give the organization a decentralized, flat structure.

Design the reward system so it benefits those managers who set and achieve appropriate goals.

Which of the following are benefits of management by objectives $($MBO$)?$ Check all that apply.

More objective performance evaluation

Greater productivity due to more specialized jobs

More systematic goal setting

Less competition for resources among managers

When management by objectives $($MBO$)$ is not successful, what are some common reasons for the failure? Check all that apply.

Quantitative goals are overly emphasized.

Managers are unprepared to collaborate with subordinates.

Involvement in the process is demotivating.

Implementation is delegated entirely to middle and lower$-$level managers.