The use of employee teams is encouraged when the team offers synergy, which means that ________.
A) decisions made by employee teams are more likely to be implemented than decisions made by individuals
B) the production of the team is greater than the sum of the production possible with individuals
C) the levels of cohesion within smaller teams are greater than the levels of cohesion between employees in a department
D) most of the people making up the team are more interested in the performance of the team than in individual performance

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Synergy refers to the phenomenon where the collective output of a team is greater than the sum of individual outputs. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A may or may not be true depending on the specific context, and options C and D are not directly related to the concept of synergy.

The Use of Employee Teams Is Encouraged When the Team