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jman1234

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of working in a team?
 
  A) Limited knowledge
  B) Diversity of views
  C) Limited acceptance of a solution
  D) Lower performance levels
  E) Cost

Question 2

To maintain harmony in a group, some team members may withhold unpopular opinions. This is known as what?
 
  A) Collaboration
  B) Non performance
  C) Groupthink
  D) Hidden agendas
  E) Participative management



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Aligning schedules, arranging meetings, and coordinating individual parts of a project can eat up a lot of time and money.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Explanation: C) Groupthink occurs when peer pressures cause individual team members to withhold contrary or unpopular opinions and to go along with decisions they don't really believe in. The result can be decisions that are worse than the choices the team members might have made individually.



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