Bruce, Whose Primary Job Is Supervising a Small Production Group

question 62

Multiple Choice

Bruce, 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, Keylani, 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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Definitions:

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