Carly Is Restructuring Departments and Is Creating Teams to Increase

question 58

Multiple Choice

Carly is restructuring departments and is creating teams to increase the effectiveness of her departments.She recognises that the size of groups impacts their overall behaviour. Carly has learned in an OB course that:

• A)social loafing is the tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working collectively than when working individually.
• B)the effect of group size is consistent across most variables,including productivity,equity and status.
• C)small groups are good for gaining diverse input only when managers take the lead over lower-status employees.
• D)team spirit spurs individual effort and enhances the group's overall performance.

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Definitions:

Projected Benefit Obligation

An actuarial estimation of the present value of all the benefits earned by employees, taking into account expected future salary increases.

Pension Plan Assets

Funds and investments held by a pension fund to meet future obligations to retirees.

Prepaid Pension Costs

Expenses paid in advance for pension benefits, typically recorded as an asset on the balance sheet.

Unrecognized Net Loss

A loss that has occurred but has not been reported in the financial statements because it has not yet been realized through a transaction.