Ken,whose Primary Job Is Supervising a Small Production Group,is Not

question 54

Multiple Choice

Ken,whose primary job is supervising a small production group,is not getting cooperation from all members on the cross-functional team he leads.In particular,Bethany,a senior marketing manager,seems to resist his direction and tries to influence team members to go in another direction.The source of conflict in this case may be

• A)status differences.
• B)a personality clash.
• C)communication failure.
• D)time pressure.
• E)ambiguous jurisdictions.

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