Which of the following techniques can managers use to increase an employee's goal commitment? Check all that apply. a. Ask the employee to participate in goal setting b. Ask the employee to publicly state his or her goals c. Ask top management to speak publicly about their support for the employee's goals d. Continually revise goal difficulty upward

All of the following techniques can be used by managers use to increase an employee's goal commitment.

A. Ask the employee to participate in goal setting

B. Ask the employee to publicly state his or her goals

C. Ask top management to speak publicly about their support for the employee's goals

D. Continually revise goal difficulty upward

All of the given options are very much true in order to increase an employees goal commitment. If manager asks an employee to participate in goal setting, then definitely he or she will be feeling motivated to attain that goal which are formed and set by taking his or her opinion and participation. When employees will be encouraged to state their goals publicly then chances are higher that top level management can have access to them so they can consider them while formulating goals. Top management should speak openly about their support for the employee's goals so they can think and feel that our organization is standing behind us all the times. Moreover, when managers will continually revise the goals and make it somewhat difficult from the previous ones them employees will be motivated to learn more and will try to attain and achieve those harder goals more effectively.