The Early Stages of Development of a Cross-Functional Team Are

question 46

Multiple Choice

The early stages of development of a cross-functional team are time-consuming because ________.

• A) most cross-functional team members are comprised of individuals from similar backgrounds
• B) members must research the causes of problems which they are assigned to solve
• C) most cross-functional team members have already established trust
• D) members have to learn how to perform new functional tasks
• E) members must learn to work with diversity and complexity

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as the scale of operation expands.

Inputs

Resources used in the production process, including labor, capital, materials, and energy, to create output or goods and services.

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a business, sector, or economy over a specific period.