As the manager of a local tire shop, Joel is a vocal advocate of the goal-setting theory of motivation. Which of the following is correct regarding goal-setting theory? It states that employees are motivated to achieve goals that they and their managers establish together. It posits that employee commitment to a goal is not necessary since the employee can be motivated to achieve the goal through the threat of negative reinforcement and/or punishment. It believes that goals should be extremely challenging. It believes that goals should be very general