Liam, an employee of Centaurs Inc., is part of a new product development team that operates in a completely different manner from its parent organization. Within the team, there is considerable decentralization of authority and limited bureaucracy. It also has its own unique culture. Liam's team can be most accurately referred to as:

a. skunk works. b. a mainstream circle. c. a mechanistic team. d. an inorganic group.

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Olivia Soto

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29 February, 06:33

Liam, an employee of Centaurs Inc., is part of a new product development team that operates in a completely different manner from its parent organization. Within the team, there is considerable decentralization of authority and limited bureaucracy. It also has its own unique culture. Liam's team can be most accurately referred to as:

a. skunk works. b. a mainstream circle. c. a mechanistic team. d. an inorganic group.

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Kayley Conley · Answer 1

a. skunk works

Explanation:

Skunk Works is the term designated to a team within an organization that works in an unconventional and decentralized manner.

The term was coined to refer to Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (ADP) in which engineers worked in advanced secret projects with a high degree of autonomy.