Blanche works as a respected senior engineer for a large manufacturer of pharmaceutical process equipment. Several researchers within the company have discovered an innovative way to repackage pharmaceutical drugs. The company has given Blanche the opportunity and responsibility to lead a fully funded project team for 12 months to develop this idea. She is excited to lead this ________ team.
A) spin-off
B) skunkworks
C) bootlegging
D) social capital
E) venture capital

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A skunkworks team is a group within an organization given a high degree of autonomy and resources to work on a project or idea that is typically outside of the company's normal research and development. In this case, Blanche is leading a project team with sufficient funding and resources to develop an innovative idea, making skunkworks the best choice. The other options (spin-off, bootlegging, social capital, and venture capital) do not accurately describe the type of team that Blanche is leading.

Blanche Works as a Respected Senior Engineer for a Large