Which One of the Following Is Not Among the Chief

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not among the chief duties or responsibilities of a company's board of directors insofar as the strategy-making,strategy-executing process is concerned?

• A)Hire and fire senior-level executives and work with the company's chief strategic planning officer to improve the company's performance.
• B)Inquire about and exercise strong oversight over the company's direction,strategy,and business approaches.
• C)Evaluate the caliber of senior executives' strategy-making,strategy-executing skills.
• D)Institute a compensation plan for top executives that rewards them for actions and results that serve stakeholders' interests and most especially those of shareholders.
• E)Oversee the company's financial accounting and financial reporting practices.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, characterized by the belief that one has no control over the outcomes in their life.

Operant Learning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, emphasizing the effects of consequences on behavior.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.

Punishment

A consequence applied to decrease or eliminate an undesired behavior; often used in the context of behavior modification techniques.