The human resource department of Miller Memorial Hospital has played a leading role in helping the hospital become a high-performance work system. Recently, the team has been focusing on the organization's performance management. Which effort would most directly ensure that performance management supports the development of a high-performance work system?
A. developing the hospital's talent to move into positions of greater responsibility
B. ensuring the confidentiality of the organization's primary objectives
C. identifying and hiring people who are enthusiastic about and able to contribute to teamwork
D. making sure employees know how their work contributes to the hospital's mission
E. preventing organizational culture from influencing employees' behaviors
Answer: D
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