Question

Every month a group of workers at Orkden Pharmacy meets at the company head office to discuss issues pertaining to equipment maintenance, workplace safety, and drug quality. The workers provide suggestions to the top management about how to solve most of these problems, but the decision to take any action is completely up to the top management. This group is an example of a(n) _____.(A) traditional work team(B) project team(C) groupthink(D) social loafing

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) traditional work team.

Every month a group of workers at Orkden Pharmacy meets at the company head office to discuss issues pertaining to equipment maintenance, workplace safety, and drug quality. The workers provide suggestions to the top management about how to solve most of these problems, but the decision to take any action is completely up to the top management. This group is an example of a traditional work team.

In a traditional work team, the members of the team are welcomed to express their ideas and suggestions. They work in operations and know what could be best for the company. So management listens to what workers have to say but they reserve the right to make the final decision. Top management still believes that they have the experience and the hierarchical authority to make the final decision on company issues.