The Increasing Number of Virtual Teams Is Partly Due To

question 33

Multiple Choice

The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:

• A)increased preference for employees to work alone rather than interdependently with others.
• B)increased emphasis on business ethics.
• C)increased workforce diversity.
• D)better information technology.
• E)None of these factors explains the increasing number of virtual teams.

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Definitions:

Additive Effects

The combined effect of different genes, where the overall effect is the sum of the individual effects of each gene.

Phenotypic Plasticity

Phenotypic plasticity refers to changes in the phenotype produced by a single genotype in different environments.

Reaction Norm

Reaction norm refers to the pattern of phenotypic expression of a single genotype across a range of environments. In a sense, reaction norms depict how development maps the genotype into the phenotype as a function of the environment.

Genotype

Genotype describes the genetic makeup of an individual. Although a genotype includes all the alleles of all the genes in that individual, the term is often used to refer to the specific alleles carried by an individual for any particular gene.