In a company that produces containers, the employees were divided into two teams to foster competition in order to increase production. Each team produced 100 containers per day. When the managers of the company integrated the two teams into one, they found that the number of containers produced per day was 300. This was due to the increased division of labor and coordination among the employees. This approach is an example of _____.
A) dominance
B) synergy
C) anarchy
D) compromise

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The integration of two teams into one to increase production through increased division of labor and coordination among employees is an example of synergy. Synergy occurs when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, meaning that the combined efforts of the two teams produced more than the total of what they could produce individually.

In a Company That Produces Containers, the Employees Were Divided