Teams with Strong Fault Lines

question 131

Multiple Choice

Teams with strong fault lines:

• A)experience more dysfunctional conflict within the team.
• B)proceed more quickly through the team development process.
• C)have team members with similar demographic and professional backgrounds.
• D)tend to have very few members on the team.
• E)have better interpersonal relations.

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