Which of the Following Is Generally NOT Among the Common

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is generally NOT among the common practices that companies use to staff jobs with talented people, particularly if intellectual capital greatly aids good strategy execution?

• A) careful screening and evaluation of job applicants, along with continuous training and retraining programs for employees that continue throughout their careers
• B) rotating people through jobs that not only have great content but also span functional and geographic boundaries
• C) eliminating the bottom 10 percent of the lowest-performing employees each year to increase the overall quality performance metrics to above-average industry standards
• 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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