Several Factors Can Threaten the Ability of Teams to Accurately

question 1

Multiple Choice

Several factors can threaten the ability of teams to accurately share and use knowledge.One of these problems,the uneven communication problem,is best illustrated in which of the following situational examples?

• A)In a brainstorming meeting with 6 team members,3 of the team members did 70% of the talking,while the other team members barely had a chance to voice their opinions and concerns.
• B)Fern and Sybil have the same manager,but Fern sits next to her manager and so has many opportunities to discuss project progress,but Sybil sits in an office on a different floor and only gets to see her manager during staff meetings.
• C)Pete keeps records on customer orders,and Ross keeps records on product recalls,but neither are aware of this.
• D)Julia is helping Kari bake a cake for a client,so she prepares the kitchen by getting out Kari's preferred tools and rescheduling a vendor appointment because Julia knows Kari hates to be interrupted when she is working.

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