Falcon Touring Bikes recently instituted cross-functional teams to develop new products. Team members are spread across the country. It is expensive and time-consuming for people to travel from their different locations to headquarters to meet. The company would benefit most from a change in ______ involving
A. technology; teams meeting "virtually" through electronic media.
B. structure; disbanding the teams and relying on individuals to develop products.
C. culture; sending team members to conflict management courses.
D. people; hiring new people in the organization at the headquarters location.
E. strategy; dropping the strategy of developing new products.
Answer: A. technology; teams meeting "virtually' through electronic media