In goal cascading, what happens to child goals?

• A. Child goals are independent of parent goals
• B. Child goals override parent targets with new numbers
• C. Child goals inherit parent target values
• D. Child goals only exist at bottom level

Answer: (C)

In goal cascading, child goals inherit the target values from their parent goals. This ensures that objectives at lower levels stay aligned with higher-level strategies, so everyone is working toward the same measurable target. By propagating the parent’s target downward, you maintain consistency across the goal hierarchy and simplify progress tracking. While you can adjust specifics at the child level if needed, the default behavior is that child targets reflect the parent’s targets to keep the cascade coherent.