In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?
A) A supervisor meets privately with an employee to discuss the employee's past performance.
B) The company forms an electronic brainstorming group to get new ideas for a product.
C) Group norms encourage production employees to gossip rather than do their jobs.
D) A committee of 30 senior executives meets to exchange ideas using formal rules of order.
E) An employee wants to complete a production task but lacks work experience.

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Production blocking is most likely to occur when group members must take turns speaking and discussing ideas, as in a committee meeting with formal rules of order. In this type of meeting, the process of speaking and decision-making may be slow and time-consuming, which can hinder productivity. The other options do not involve the same level of group interaction and decision-making that could lead to production blocking.

In Which of the Following Situations Is Production Blocking Most