ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Team formation, development and management
Which of the following is a recognised advantage of a team approach to work compared with individuals working alone?
Pooling of different skills and knowledge can produce better solutions. Teams combine varied experience and viewpoints and offer mutual support. Group decision making is usually slower than individual decisions, and individual accountability tends to be blurred rather than clearer in teams.
- ADecisions are always made more quickly
- BPooling of different skills and knowledge can produce better solutionsCorrect
- CIndividual accountability for results becomes clearer
Explanation
Teams bring together varied skills, experience and viewpoints, often producing better solutions and mutual support. Group decisions are usually slower, not always quicker. Accountability is typically less clear in teams, not clearer.
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