General Electric Has an Up-Or-Out Policy, Where Key Personnel in Underperforming

question 23

Multiple Choice

General Electric has an up-or-out policy, where key personnel in underperforming units are pressured to boost performance to acceptable levels and keep it there or risk being replaced. What is this an example of?

• A) staffing the organization with managers and employees capable of executing the strategy well
• B) developing the resources and organizational capabilities required for successful strategy execution
• C) tying rewards and incentives directly to the achievement of strategic and financial targets
• D) adopting best practices and business processes to drive continuous improvement in strategy execution activities
• E) exercising the internal leadership needed to propel strategy implementation forward

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