Carlos Was New to His Organization but Quickly Noticed a Pattern

Multiple Choice

Carlos was new to his organization but quickly noticed a pattern at the annual budgeting session. Mid-level managers were asking for unrealistically high budgets, while top management was attempting to request budgets under last year's actual expenditures. Both parties were using strategies that are referred to as

A) budget breakdowns.
B) bureaucratic budgeting.
C) budget resistance.
D) tactical behaviors.
E) rigid behaviors.