If You Were a Manager Wanting to Assign People to a Problem-Solving

question 95

Multiple Choice

If you were a manager wanting to assign people to a problem-solving team, who would you assign to maximize generation of innovative ideas?
Bob, a salesman with 10 years' experience in the company
Jane, a secretary with 25 years' experience in the company
Jose, a salesman with 8 years' experience in the company, also a minority
John, a manager of sales teams with 14 years' experience in the company
Alex, a product developer with 1 year of experience in the company

• A) Jane, Jose, John, Alex
• B) Bob, Jane, John, Alex
• C) Bob, Jose, John, Alex
• D) Bob, Jane, Jose, John
• E) Bob, Jane, Jose, Alex

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