You Decide That Your Company's Choice of Which New Product

question 34

Multiple Choice

You decide that your company's choice of which new product to manufacture needs to have widespread acceptance and that this decision needs to be of the highest quality possible. Having read the literature on decision making, you believe that this choice needs to be made by a group of your best managers.
-You have decided to use the electronic meeting technique. Which of the following is not true about this type of meeting?

• A) It can be highly effective under certain conditions.
• B) Participants will be anonymous.
• C) Group cohesiveness will be high.
• D) Participants type their responses onto a computer screen.
• E) You can expect participants to be honest.

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Definitions:

Quality Circles

Small groups of employees who meet regularly to discuss and propose solutions to workplace problems, aiming to improve organizational performance and work environment.

Gainsharing Programs

Employee incentive plans that provide a share of the company’s profits based on performance metrics.

Scientific Management

A management theory developed by F.W. Taylor aiming at improving economic efficiency and labor productivity through systematic study of work methods and processes.

Workplace Flexibility

An arrangement in a work environment that allows employees to have variable work hours, locations, or job duties to balance their work and personal life efficiently.