A Good Guideline to Follow When Trying to Improve Brainstorming

question 24

Multiple Choice

A good guideline to follow when trying to improve brainstorming within a team is to:

• A)foster an atmosphere of tranquility and ensure minimal changes to the environment.
• B)insulate the team from outside influences to help them focus on the task at hand.
• C)add more diversity to the group to increase creative abrasion.
• D)encourage interpersonal abrasion in order to generate creative conflict.

Explore techniques for creating you-attitude, especially in restrictive situations, to maintain a positive tone.

Discuss and apply criteria for evaluating the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of a message.

Understand capital budgeting basics, including the definition and implications of internal rate of return, and net present value.

Recognize and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of short payback periods in investment decisions.

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Definitions:

Idle Time

Periods when resources such as machinery or labor are available but not in use, often leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.

Efficiency

Efficiency describes the extent to which time, effort, or cost is well used for the intended task or purpose, often aiming for the minimal use of resources for maximum output.

Shortest Processing Time

A scheduling strategy that prioritizes tasks or jobs based on the shortest amount of time required to complete them, aiming to minimize total processing time.

Task Times

The durations assigned to various tasks or activities in a project or operational process.