Working in Groups and Teams Has Both Advantages and Disadvantages

question 56

Multiple Choice

Working in groups and teams has both advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is 'risk-shifting'. Which of the following describes the process of 'risk-shifting'?

• A) Risk is split with management because the group wants to share the weight of making the wrong choice with more senior personnel.
• B) A decision is made to go with the higher risk option because the responsibility will rest with the whole group if the decision proves to be a poor one.
• C) The team or group abandons its responsibility altogether, preferring to pass risky decisions to consultants or senior management.
• D) Little or no time is allowed to consider the attendant risks of a proposition or course of action being confronted by the team.

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