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In a management context, which statement best describes collaboration among employees in an organisation?

Collaboration is individuals or teams working jointly, sharing knowledge, skills and resources to achieve a common organisational goal. It differs from one-way command, internal competition or isolated rule-following, because collaboration depends on active two-way cooperation and shared purpose among the people involved.

  1. AIndividuals or teams work jointly and share knowledge and resources to reach a common goalCorrect
  2. BA manager issues orders and subordinates carry them out without discussion
  3. CDepartments work separately and compete for the same resources
  4. DEmployees follow written rules strictly, with no interaction between units

Explanation

Collaboration means people or teams working together, pooling ideas, information and resources toward a shared objective. Option B describes top-down command, C describes competition, and D describes rigid rule-following with no joint effort.

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