Which of the Following Is Generally Not Among the Practices

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is generally not among the practices that companies use to staff jobs with the best people they can find,particularly if intellectual capital greatly aids good strategy execution?

• A) Careful screening and evaluation of job applicants, along with continuous training and retraining of employees
• B) Rotating people through jobs that not only have great content but also span functional and geographic boundaries
• C) Weeding out the 20% lowest performing employees each year
• 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:

Informational Power

A form of influence based on controlling access to, or possession of, valuable knowledge or information.

Coercive Power

A form of influence where a person or group uses threats of punishment or actual punishment to induce behavior change in others.

Bases Of Power

Conceptual framework identifying different sources of power within organizational and interpersonal dynamics, such as coercive, reward, legitimate, expert, and referent power.

French And Raven

Refers to social psychologists John R. P. French and Bertram Raven who developed a framework of bases of power, explaining different forms of power and influence.