Sherry, a sales representative, is placed in a group with an engineer from operations, a human resource specialist, and a financial manager to develop new uses for one of the company's existing products in order to increase sales. This group is a
A) standing committee.
B) task force.
C) special project team.
D) cross-functional team.
E) multifaceted work group.

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The group that includes a sales representative, an engineer from operations, a human resource specialist, and a financial manager to develop new uses for one of the company's existing products in order to increase sales is a cross-functional team because it consists of individuals from different functional areas of the organization.

Sherry, a Sales Representative, Is Placed in a Group with an Engineer