The use of work teams creates the potential for an organization to generate ________

A) greater outputs with greater inputs
B) fewer outputs with fewer inputs
C) greater outputs with fewer inputs
D) fewer outputs with greater inputs

Answer: C
Explanation: The potential that causes managers to create work teams is that they increase efficiency–providing greater outputs with fewer inputs, making that the correct response. All other choices can be ruled out because they result in a decrease, rather than an increase, in efficiency. Note that the efficiency boost is only a potential advantage–when done well, team formation in organizations increases efficiency. When done poorly, team formation may not increase efficiency and, in fact, may cause a decrease in efficiency.