A manager tells his sales staff that he wants sales to increase by 18 percent during this year. Even though they are skeptical about whether this goal can be reached, most of them agree to it. However, they were unable to meet the target at the end of the year. Which of the following would best explain the failure to meet this goal? A) If employees are only superficially committed to the goal, it will probably not be achieved.
B) If employees do not believe it is possible to achieve a goal, it is probably because the goal is too vague.
C) If employees are skeptical that a goal can be reached, it is because they do not know how their performance will be measured.
D) If a goal is too specific, employees will be demotivated by the impersonal nature of the goal.

Abank provides its customers mobile applications that significantly simplify traditional banking activities. for example, a customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a check and electronically deposit into an account. this unique service demonstrates the bank’s desire to practice which one of porter’s strategies?

At the save the fish nonprofit organization, jenna is responsible for authorizing outgoing payments, rob takes care of recording the payments in the organization's computerized accounting system, and shannon reconciles the organization's bank statements each month. this internal accounting control is best known as a(n) a. distribution process. b. segregation of duties c. specialized budget d. annotated financial process

Suppose the government decides to issue a new savings bond that is guaranteed to double in value if you hold it for 20 years. assume you purchase a bond that costs $25. a. what is the exact rate of return you would earn if you held the bond for 20 years until it doubled in value? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. if you purchased the bond for $25 in 2017 at the then current interest rate of .27 percent year, how much would the bond be worth in 2027? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. in 2027, instead of cashing in the bond for its then current value, you decide to hold the bond until it doubles in face value in 2037. what annual rate of return will you earn over the last 10 years? (do not