________ refer to groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a ...

________ refer to groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in that area by interacting on an ongoing basis.
 
  A) Communities of practice
  B) Project teams
  C) Cross-functional communities
  D) Task forces

Question 2

Consolidated Technology's largest customer has complained again about the quality of the parts it has received.
 
  Consolidated has asked for volunteers to participate on a problem-solving team to find the cause and propose a solution for this ongoing problem. Consolidated is forming a ________.
  A) project team
  B) team structure
  C) standing committee
  D) task force

Question 3

A task force is also called a(n) ________.
 
  A) matrix structure
  B) community of practice
  C) ad hoc committee
  D) strategic partnership

Question 4

The top management have instructed Adam to put together a temporary team which will develop new training programs for the purpose of upgrading the existing skills of the firm's software engineers. Adam is being asked to put together a ________.
 
  A) task force
  B) community of practice
  C) contingent workforce
  D) cross-cultural team

Question 5

A temporary committee formed to tackle a specific short-term problem affecting several departments is known as a ________.
 
  A) task force
  B) community of practice
  C) strategic partnership
  D) joint venture

Question 6

The employees of a firm's R&D wing and sales and marketing department were asked to form teams.
 
  Within these teams, the members from R&D were required to explain the features of the new products in detail to the employees of the sales and marketing department. This helped the sales and marketing team to promote the company's products better. This an example of the use of ________.
  A) cross-functional teams
  B) task forces
  C) communities of practice
  D) cross-cultural teams

Question 7

Ohm Software prompts representatives from its software development team as well as its sales and marketing team to review and monitor the performance of its product and service innovations. This is an example of a ________.
 
  A) task force
  B) community of practice
  C) joint venture
  D) cross-functional team