Question

Hester's manufacturing software company is doing better than it ever has and just a year ago it was floundering. Prior to a year ago, she'd been part of a team of manufacturing software experts working on customer problems. Progress was slow as projects moved through department after department. When a new owner purchased the company, the company was reorganized, and she now works on a team that is made up of software engineers, finance people, marketing, and customer relations. Productivity and reaction time to customer needs increased dramatically. What structure was Hester now a part of under the new ownership? a. Permanent teams b. Cross-functional teams c. Autocratic structures d. Centralized structures

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Cross-functional teams

Explanation:

Option A is wrong because the team is not permanent. They have to change the team whenever it is needed.

Option C is incorrect because no one directs in that team to do anything.

Option D is also wrong because the team is not centralized at all. Many people from many departments are working together.

Option B is correct because the cross-functional team states that people from various departments work together to achieve the organizational objective.