Table 8.3 Management Is Considering the Implementation of Teams in the Company

question 37

Multiple Choice

Table 8.3
Management is considering the implementation of teams in the company. Several issues come up during the initial discussion. First, should the teams be permanent or established simply for specific projects and terminated when the project is completed? Second, do we want self-managing teams, supervisor led teams, or a mix? Third issue, do we want teams within departments or should we use some cross-functional teams? The discussion concludes with a fourth issue, do we want teams focused on improving our processes or simply accomplishing the work we are already doing?
-Refer to Table 8.3. The fourth and final issue discussed relates to the ________ dimension of teams.

• A) time
• B) authority structure
• C) degree of autonomy
• D) purpose or mission

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Definitions:

Geometric Isomerism

Form of stereoisomerism in which molecules with the same structural formula but different spatial orientations of substituents around a double bond or ring structure are described.

Alkenes

Hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond, part of the unsaturated compounds class, which are involved in a variety of chemical reactions.

4-Ethylhept-1-Ene

A hydrocarbon molecule, which is an example of an alkene with a seven-carbon chain and an ethyl group at the fourth carbon.

Alkene

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, characterized by the prefix 'ene'.