Which of the Following Best Defines the General Electric Workout

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the General Electric workout?

• A) It is based on incremental improvements to a dominant technological design such that the improved technology is fully backward compatible with the older technology.
• B) It is an approach to innovation that assumes that incremental innovation can be planned using a series of steps and that compressing those steps can speed innovation.
• C) It is a three-day meeting in which managers and employees from different levels and parts of an organization quickly generate and act on solutions to specific business problems.
• D) It is a philosophy and collection of planned change interventions designed to improve an organization's long-term health and performance.

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Definitions:

Hammer

A tool with a heavy, typically metal, head attached to a long handle, used for breaking things apart or driving in nails.

Stirrup

A tiny bone in the middle ear that plays a critical role in the process of hearing by transmitting sound vibrations to the inner ear.

Middle Ear

The part of the ear located between the eardrum and the inner ear, containing three small bones that transmit sound vibrations.

Cones

Specialized photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye responsible for color vision and functioning best in relatively bright light.