At Roger's Company, New Products Are Developed Using a Team

Multiple Choice

At Roger's company, new products are developed using a team approach. The vice-presidents of production, marketing, finance, and engineering meet weekly to cover topics of common interest and new products are usually on the agenda. Recently, there have been numerous delays in the launching of most of the new products and along with the delays has come much finger-pointing. Which of the following items is lacking in this situation and probably a major cause for the poor performance?

A) Authority
B) Span of control
C) Responsibility
D) Delegation
E) Accountability