Which One of the Following Statements About Recruiting and Retaining

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about recruiting and retaining capable employees is true?

• A)The quality of an organization's people is always an essential ingredient of successful strategy execution-knowledgeable,engaged employees are a company's best source of creative ideas for the nuts-and-bolts operating improvements that lead to operating excellence.
• B)Recruiting and retaining capable employees is an essential element of developing a distinctive competence.
• C)Recruiting and retaining capable employees is closely tied to developing strong information capital capabilities.
• D)It is very difficult for a company to competently execute its strategy and achieve operating excellence without a cadre of young managerial talent committed to staying with the company for at least a decade.
• E)In many industries,adding to a company's talent base and building intellectual capital are more important than having a good situational fit between the company's strategy and its external environment.

---

Definitions:

Semi-Annual

Occurring twice a year; often refers to the payment frequency of bond interest or dividends.

Coupon Bond

A debt security that pays the holder interest payments at predefined intervals until maturity, at which point the principal is repaid.

Ask Price

The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a security, often used in contrast with the bid price, which is the highest price a buyer is willing to pay.

Wall Street Journal

A leading American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.