According to the guidelines of goal-setting theory, which of the following goals is most likely to stimulate performance? A. Increase quality levels. B. Obtain sales levels, 15 percent over last year. C. Sell defective items overseas. D. Develop a cure for AIDS. E. Employees should attend prayer sessions every day.

The correct answer is letter "B": Obtain sales levels, 15 percent over last year.

Explanation:

American psychologist Edwin Locke (born in 1938) proposed in 1960 the Goal-setting theory referring to the effects of setting goals on subsequent performance. The theory establishes that individuals are prone to be more motivated on tasks considered to be more difficult than while performing simple ones.

In that case, a company beating its sales by 15% compared to its previous year's performance is likely to be more motivated than average team works.

Answer: According to the guidelines of goal-setting theory, the following goals is most likely to stimulate performance:

1. Obtain sales levels, 15 percent over last year

2. Develop a cure for AIDS

Explanation:

Goal setting mostly inclines towards the process of an action plan fashioned to motivate and lead a person toward a objectives.

Goal setting is one of the key component of personal-development and theory in management.

The theory states that the unsophisticated most direct motivational cerebration of why some people perform better is because they have different performance objectives. Difficult specific goals will lead to higher performance than easy objectives or no objectives or even the setting of an abstract goal.