As One Response to the Needs for Cross-Functionality and Customer-Centricity

question 9

Multiple Choice

As one response to the needs for cross-functionality and customer-centricity in response to mounting global competition, some companies have adopted virtual teams because virtual teams have been linked to significant cost savings and __________________.

• A) there is overwhelming research results showing the effectiveness of virtual teams
• B) they need to match competitors' structural and organizational changes
• C) customers are demanding it
• D) virtual teams are seen as the "wave of the future"
• E) virtual teams offer more flexibility

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