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Lisaclaire

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Four employees are working together to assemble a product. April is first in the assembly line and must finish her work before the most capable worker, Stewart, can begin.
 
  Derek, who is the least capable, can only work on his part after he has received Stewart's portion. Meg, who is the final worker on the line, finishes the product after she receives Derek's work. Who will determine group performance?
  A) April
  B) Stewart
  C) Derek
  D) Meg

Question 2

Who is MOST LIKELY to support synergy?
 
  A) Robert Copeland: To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three people, two of whom are absent.
  B) Ryunosuke Satoro: Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
  C) Author unknown: To kill time, a committee meeting is the perfect weapon.
  D) Elbert Hubbard: A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.

Question 3

An organization that is risk averse will prefer that its groups' tasks involve ________.
 
  A) sequential task interdependence
  B) creative task interdependence
  C) reciprocal task interdependence
  D) pooled task interdependence

Question 4

________ leads to process gains, whereas ________ lead(s) to process losses.
 
  A) The sucker effect; social loafing
  B) High group cohesiveness; low group cohesiveness
  C) Synergy; social loafing
  D) Research and development; self-managed teams



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

Thanks for the answer, I sent you a PM for another one.

Answer to Question 3

Many thanks to you.

Answer to Question 4

C




Lisaclaire

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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