ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Personal effectiveness
According to Locke and Latham's goal-setting theory, which combination is most likely to produce the highest performance?
Specific and challenging goals that the individual accepts, supported by feedback, give the best performance under goal-setting theory. Commitment and feedback are needed, so vague do-your-best goals, easy goals or imposed goals without acceptance are less effective.
- AEasy goals set by the manager with no feedback
- BSpecific and challenging goals that the individual accepts, with feedbackCorrect
- CVague 'do your best' goals to avoid pressure
- DVery difficult goals imposed without any commitment
Explanation
The theory states that specific, difficult but attainable goals lead to higher performance than easy or vague goals, provided there is commitment and feedback. Imposed goals without acceptance weaken commitment, and 'do your best' goals give no clear direction.
Did you get it right without looking?
One question tells you little. A timed set on Personal effectiveness shows your real accuracy, how long you take and where you lose marks.
More Personal effectiveness questions
- Which of the following objectives for a payroll clerk best satisfies the 'measurable' element of SMART?
- Priya, an audit junior, has four tasks on Monday morning. (1) A client query due to be answered by the end of the week, which will take two …
- An accountant has a heavy workload and is regularly asked by colleagues to take on extra tasks. She politely explains her current commitment…
- A finance assistant spends most mornings checking personal messages and then rushes to finish urgent reports in the afternoon. Which time ma…
- Which of the following is the best example of a SMART personal development objective for a trainee accountant?
- A junior accountant is told: 'Improve your month-end close performance.' Which single change would most directly make this objective Specifi…