Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Quality circles are now known as continuous improvement teams. 
2. Problem-solving teams consist of small groups of volunteers or workers and supervisors who meet intermittently to discuss workplace- and quality-related problems. 
3. About 25% of Fortune 1000 companies use some form of self-managed work teams. 
4. Creating self-managed teams in the workplace has a very positive effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. 


1. TRUE
Self-managed teams have emerged out of what were called quality circles, now known as continuous improvement teams.
2. FALSE
Continuous improvement teams consist of small groups of volunteers or workers and supervisors who meet intermittently to discuss workplace- and quality-related problems.
3. FALSE
More than 75% of the top 1,000 U.S. companies currently use some form of self-managed work teams.
4. FALSE
Self-managed teams have been found to have a positive effect on productivity and attitudes of self-responsibility and control, although there is no significant effect on job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

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