The Company's Top Executives Meet Quarterly to Review Its Performance

The company's top executives meet quarterly to review its performance. They focus on the results of several measures regarding efficiency, quality, customer responsiveness, and innovation compared to previously established goals. Based on these results, the leadership team decides on the next steps for addressing performance gaps. This activity reflects a

A) clan control strategy.
B) management by objectives strategy.
C) bureaucratic system.
D) control system.
E) feedforward process.