In Companies Where Intellectual Capital Is Crucial to Good Strategy

question 72

Multiple Choice

In companies where intellectual capital is crucial to good strategy execution,which of the following is generally NOT among the practices companies use to establish a talented knowledge base?

• A) Providing promising employees with challenging,interesting,and skill-stretching assignments and also rotating them through jobs that not only have great content but also span functional and geographic boundaries.
• B) Providing employees promotions,salary increases,performance bonuses,stock options,and other perks.
• C) Coaching average performers to improve their skills and capabilities,while weeding out underperformers and benchwarmers.
• D) Encouraging employees to challenge existing ways of doing things,to be creative and innovative in proposing better ways of operating,and to push their ideas for new products or businesses.
• E) Fostering a stimulating and engaging work environment such that employees will consider the company a great place to work.

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Definitions:

Societal Capitalism

A form of capitalism that emphasizes the importance of societal needs and considerations alongside profit and economic growth.

Sustainable Development

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, often focusing on environmental, economic, and social sustainability.

Revocation

The act of officially withdrawing, cancelling, or annulling something, such as a legal document, license, or agreement.

First-Come

A policy or principle where services, goods, or opportunities are provided to individuals or entities in the order that they arrive or request them.