Author Question: In meetings regarding the Cuban missile crisis that occurred during the presidential administration ... (Read 62 times)

Capo · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

In meetings regarding the Cuban missile crisis that occurred during the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, one of Kennedy's oldest allies, Dean Rusk, seems to question every decision the president and his advisors made.

Some historians have speculated that Kennedy asked Rusk to criticize, raise objection to, and identify problems with any decisions the group made. This would mean that Kennedy had asked Rusk to be the ________.
A) fall guy
B) scapegoat
C) loyal opposition
D) devil's advocate

Question 2

The case studies reported in your text:

A) seem to show that teams are not as effective as thought.
B) indicate that some U.S. companies have achieved outstanding results with teams.
C) show a clear pattern against team effectiveness.
D) show that teams are most effective in small companies and less effective in larger corporations.