ABC Corp.formed a special task force to identify delivery schedule problems.The task force originally had five members,but this increased to fifteen members after the company president decided to include three people from each department rather than just one.What will likely happen as a result of this change?
A) Team cohesiveness will increase.
B) Team members will spend less time coordinating their work.
C) Team members will associate themselves with informal subgroups.
D) Team members will engage in less social loafing.
E) None of these actions would occur.

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Including three people from each department instead of just one is likely to increase the size of the group beyond the scope of meaningful interaction and communication, and can lead to the development of informal subgroups based on department loyalties or personal relationships. This can decrease the overall cohesiveness of the team and may lead to coordination problems. It is also possible that social loafing may increase, as some individual team members may no longer feel personally responsible for the team's success or failure due to the larger group size.

ABC CorpFormed a Special Task Force to Identify Delivery Schedule Problems