The Use of Employee Teams Is Encouraged When the Team

question 43

Multiple Choice

The use of employee teams is encouraged when the team offers synergy, which means that ________.

• A) decisions made by employee teams are more likely to be implemented than decisions made by individuals
• B) the production of the team is greater than the sum of the production possible with individuals
• C) the levels of cohesion within smaller teams are greater than the levels of cohesion between employees in a department
• D) most of the people making up the team are more interested in the performance of the team than in individual performance

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Definitions:

Honest

The quality of being truthful and transparent in one's actions and communications, avoiding deceit or fraud.

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A combination of social astuteness with the capacity to adjust and adapt behavior to the demands of different situations.

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