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CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Communication, Co-ordination, Collaboration, Monitoring and Control

In management, collaboration among employees is best described as:

Collaboration is individuals or teams working jointly and sharing knowledge, skills and information to achieve a common goal. It differs from one-way command, which is directing, and from comparing results with standards, which is control. Its essence is shared effort towards a common objective.

  1. AIndividuals or teams working jointly and sharing knowledge to achieve a common goalCorrect
  2. BA superior issuing orders that subordinates must follow without discussion
  3. CComparing actual performance with standards after the work is completed
  4. DKeeping each department's work separate to avoid overlap

Explanation

Collaboration means people or teams work together, pooling ideas, skills and information, towards a shared objective. Issuing orders is a directing act, and comparing performance with standards is control. Keeping departments separate works against joint effort.

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