The Difference Between a "Generic" and a "Contextual" Management Practices

Multiple Choice

The difference between a "generic" and a "contextual" management practices is:

A) None: the concepts are identical in practice.
B) The performance impact of a generic practice is independent of the firm's other practices; the impact of a contextual practice depends upon the firm's other practices.
C) Generic practices relate to basic functions; contextual practices tend to be more idiosyncratic.
D) A generic practices offers incremental performance improvement; a contextual practices leads to a new fitness peak.