Several Paradoxes Result When Using Cross-Functional Teams

question 68

Multiple Choice

Several paradoxes result when using cross-functional teams.One key paradox that is likely to have a major impact on employee motivation is that organizations need to

• A)Ensure that employees are creative and are still working within organizational guidelines.
• B)Evaluate and reward individual performance when much of the work of the organization is being done in teams
• C)Achieve multiple focuses (on product, market, customer, geography, etc.) without segmenting the organization in a dysfunctional way.
• D)All of these are paradoxes that relate to the use of cross-functional teams.
• E)None of these are paradoxes that relate to the use of cross-functional teams.

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