The Team-Based New-Product Development Approach Uses Cross-Functional Teams That Overlap

question 145

Multiple Choice

The team-based new-product development approach uses cross-functional teams that overlap the steps in the process to achieve which of the following goals?

• A) save time and eliminate errors
• B) save time and increase effectiveness
• C) increase effectiveness and employee satisfaction
• D) speed product to market and reduce costs
• E) B and D

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

Part of the limbic system; important in forming and retrieving declarative memories.

Autonomic Division

A part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate, usually divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

Peripheral Nervous

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, which connects the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Homeostasis

The self-regulating process by which biological systems maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.