The Use of Cross-Functional Teams by Organizations

question 7

Multiple Choice

The use of cross-functional teams by organizations:

• A)Is necessary to deal with complex problems that cut across organizational boundaries.
• B)Is often effective, but has mixed effects on efficiency.
• C)Is difficult because these teams are more likely to have conflict problems.
• D)All of the above are true.
• E)None of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Multiphase

Pertaining to processes, systems, or tasks that occur or are executed in several distinct stages.

Unlimited Queue

A theoretical concept where the queue or line of customers or items waiting for service can grow indefinitely without any bounds.

Negative Exponential

A statistical distribution often used to model the time between independent events that happen at a constant average rate.

Poisson

A probability distribution that represents the likelihood of a certain number of events happening within a specified time or space interval.