Several members of Ann's team feel frustrated. They had forwarded many viable concepts to management for work process improvements. A few were implemented, but most were not, and the team was not told why. Most members have quit trying to come up with innovative ideas. The team seems to have failed due to
A) A lack of interpersonal skills training.
B) Too much responsibility.
C) Management's retention of control and authority.
D) Communication barriers.
E) A lack of motivation.

Question

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Teams should be empowered. The benefits of teams are reduced when they are not allowed to make important decisions. If teams must acquire permission for every innovative idea, they will revert to making safe, traditional decisions. Here management retained too much control.

Several Members of Ann's Team Feel Frustrated