June Is a Member of a New Product Development Team

question 36

Multiple Choice

June is a member of a new product development team.Her supervisor asks her about her experience in the team,and she replies,"Our team seems to be suffering from homophily." This statement means that:

• A) team members are not exerting the expected amount of effort.
• B) team members spend all their time chatting about their personal issues.
• C) team members are only interested in talking to people who are senior to them.
• D) team members only like other people whom they perceive as being similar to themselves.

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