SCENARIO 12-4 You Are Having Trouble Assessing the Effectiveness of Your

question 105

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 12-4 You are having trouble assessing the effectiveness of your work group.Your manager informs you that there are many different effectiveness criteria and suggests that you determine clear criteria for analysis.You also learn that the type of group used will impact group effectiveness.
-Refer to Scenario 12-4.If commitment to the solution is your effectiveness criteria,which type of group should be the most effective?

• A)interacting
• B)brainstorming
• C)nominal
• D)electronic
• E)electronic meeting

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