A Team Will Function Better If the Manager Takes the Time

question 32

Multiple Choice

A team will function better if the manager takes the time initially to:

• A)listen to each member of the team make a case for why they should be the leader
• B)shadow each member of the team for several days to find out what that member's job function involves
• C)promote salespeople the manager prefers to the teams with higher-profile accounts
• D)structure the team and organize it,so each member's duties and roles are clear
• E)request the personnel files of all the team members so the manager can learn personal information about each one

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, while holding other inputs constant.

Average Product

In economics, the output produced per unit of input, used to measure productivity efficiency.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from a one-unit increase in the input, holding all other inputs constant.

Average Product

The output produced per unit of input, for example, the amount of goods produced per worker or per machine in a given time period.