The Potential Advantages of Virtual Teams Include All of the Following

question 58

Multiple Choice

The potential advantages of virtual teams include all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) virtual teams bring cost effectiveness to teamwork where members are unable to meet easily face-to-face.
• B) virtual teams can bring speed to teamwork where members are unable to meet easily face-to-face.
• C) virtual teams bring the power of the computer to bear on typical team needs for information processing and decision making.
• D) virtual team members may have very little, if any, direct personal contact.
• E) computer mediation focuses interaction and decision making on facts and objective information rather than on emotional considerations.

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Definitions:

Residual Value

The estimated value of an asset at the end of its useful life, often used in calculating depreciation or lease payments.

Depreciation

The purposeful spreading of the financial burden of a physical asset over its active life.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expensed over an asset's useful life, reducing its book value on the balance sheet.

Commercial Substance

A concept in accounting that indicates a transaction has caused a significant change in future cash flows.