Sarah,Adam and Jacob frequently get to work on the same projects.Within the projects,they are all aiming to achieve the same goal and they frequently have to consult with one another to achieve the end result.Moreover,they each take on different roles with the projects,serving different functions.At the completion of the project,they often get complemented on their team efforts rather than their individual contributions. The relationship held by Sarah,Adam and Jacob is a work team rather than a work group because they:
A)aim for collective performance,have neutral synergy,have some mutual accountability and have random and varied skills.
B)aim for collective performance,have positive synergy,have some mutual accountability and have complementary skills.
C)share information,have positive synergy,have individual accountability and have complementary skills.
D)share information,have neutral synergy,have individual accountability and have random and varied skills.

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The passage states that Sarah, Adam, and Jacob aim for the same goal and frequently consult with one another. This suggests that they have positive synergy, meaning that they work well together and complement each other's skills. Additionally, they each take on different roles and serve different functions, indicating that they have complementary skills. The fact that they receive compliments on their team effort rather than their individual contributions further supports the idea that they aim for collective performance. Lastly, the passage states that they have some mutual accountability, which means that they are responsible for each other's work to some extent. These characteristics make them a work team rather than a work group. Choice A and D are incorrect because they suggest that the team has neutral or random skills, which is not mentioned in the passage. Choice C is incorrect because it states that they have individual accountability, which contradicts the statement that they have some mutual accountability.

Sarah,Adam and Jacob Frequently Get to Work on the Same