General Electric's Jack Welch Became a Legend in Making GE

question 150

Multiple Choice

General Electric's Jack Welch became a legend in making GE more efficient and far better at implementation.One strategy he used to do this was

• A)creating new mediation teams between planners and implementers.
• B)developing task-specific innovation teams.
• C)hiring outside consulting firms.
• D)de-layering the organization.
• E)conducting regular debriefing meetings to keep everyone aware of what was going on.

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Definitions:

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing the patient to their fear object or context without any danger, in order to overcome their anxiety.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Research

The systematic investigation and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Avoidance Responses

Behaviors aimed at preventing exposure to feared stimuli, which can reinforce anxiety and phobic disorders.