CASE Scenario - Marcus Newcomb

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CASE
Scenario - Marcus Newcomb
Marcus Newcomb has been working as a production employee for the last three years. His firm is currently undergoing a change in structure with a new management group and the production department is being restructured. Each production employee will be assigned to a small six-member production team. Marcus is looking forward to the extensive cross training that has been promised and is looking forward to enjoying more power and discretion than he has had in the past. In addition to skill training, Marcus is receiving management training in team building.
-The way that Marcus sees it, task forces and committees offer several advantages, including all of the following EXCEPT

• A) they allow organization members to exchange information.
• B) they help coordinate the organizational units that are represented.
• C) they develop new ideas and solutions for existing organizational problems.
• D) they assist in developing new organizational practice and policies.
• E) all of these are included.

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Definitions:

Glands

Organs in the body that secrete hormones or other substances directly into the blood or onto a surface.

Protein Synthesis

The process by which cells build proteins using instructions encoded in genes, involving transcription and translation stages.

Sensory Input

Information gathered by the sensory organs that is then sent to the brain for processing.

Synapses

The junctions through which neurons signal to each other or to non-neuronal cells, allowing the transmission of electrical or chemical signals.