Scenario 4.1 Mike Brassington Is the CEO of Canada Steel, a Firm

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Scenario 4.1
Mike Brassington is the CEO of Canada Steel, a firm that produces steel products for a global market. To improve on one of its products that has received some criticisms on its quality, Canada Steel wants to put together a team that will involve different people in the organization, across different departments, so as to utilize their skills in a manner that would be more productive than if they worked separately. Mike has two ideas on how to design these teams. First, he can put together a group of experienced people from different departments . He also has to decide on how to measure the success of the team's efforts.
-Refer to Scenario 4.1. What is the term for the first type of team Mike is considering, where he will put together different people from different units (Team 1) ?

• A) a self-directed team
• B) a process improvement team
• C) a virtual team
• D) a quality improvement team

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