Ross's work team is made up of various members of the art department who have all worked together for many years. They like that they work in synch and rarely have to explain things to each other because they are so much alike
A threat to Ross' work team is narrow-mindedness caused by ________.A) groupthink
B) group flow
C) virtual think
D) virtual flow
E) the Hawthorne effect
A
Explanation: A) Groupthink is a type of narrow mindedness that can occur when teams are not carefully selected. People who are too similar tend to have familiar ideas and work from the same set of assumptions. They may reject different ideas without careful consideration.
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