General Electric Has an Up-Or-Out Policy, Where Key Personnel in Underperforming

Multiple Choice

General Electric has an up-or-out policy, where key personnel in underperforming units are pressured to boost performance to acceptable levels and keep it there or risk being replaced. What is this an example of?

A) staffing the organization with managers and employees capable of executing the strategy well
B) developing the resources and organizational capabilities required for successful strategy execution
C) tying rewards and incentives directly to the achievement of strategic and financial targets
D) adopting best practices and business processes to drive continuous improvement in strategy execution activities
E) exercising the internal leadership needed to propel strategy implementation forward