Dan in New York Is Part of a Team That

question 23

Multiple Choice

Dan in New York is part of a team that is creating new software for the One Laptop Per Child program.The graphic designer for Dan's team is in Uruguay.The programmers for the team are in different parts of California.The team meets by videoconference once a week.Dan's team is likely to be a ________.

• A)work group
• B)functional team
• C)cross-functional team
• D)virtual team
• E)advisory team

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