The Science Feature of Chapter 15 reported the results of a study that examined various ways in which "distributed" work might be most effectively integrated. The "Distributed" work involved the need for coordination between offshore and onshore processes and included IT and Call Center work. The study compared task design, communication, and tacit coordination as ameliorating mechanisms or integrative devices and their relative effectiveness. Which of the following best reflects the result(s) of this study?
A)Designing tasks to minimize the need for coordination was found to be the most effective form if integration.
B)Tacit coordination was found to be more effective than communication.
C)Tacit coordination was found to complement task design and communication.
D)A & B

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The study found that tacit coordination complemented task design and communication, indicating that it was not necessarily more effective than communication but rather worked in conjunction with it. Additionally, designing tasks to minimize the need for coordination was not found to be the most effective form of integration, meaning that option A is not correct. Option B is also not correct since the study did not find tacit coordination to be more effective than communication.

The Science Feature of Chapter 15 Reported the Results of a Study