You Have Recently Been Appointed as Head of the Nine-Person

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You have recently been appointed as head of the nine-person accounting department in a large oil company.The accounting department currently works out of offices which are located on the 3^rd and 6^th floors of head office.There are three accounting employees on the 3^rd floor who use extra office space in the purchasing department.Two of the accounting employees were hired a few months before you took over the unit - one having been offered a job at the time she submitted her application form (i.e.hired without an interview or careful review).The group of employees possesses the skills and resources necessary to perform effectively (e.g.new computer systems) if they work together as a team.However, you sense that the department lacks the necessary esprit de corps that would help it achieve its highest potential level of performance.Describe four distinct strategies you would use to build the accounting department into a more cohesive unit and explain how these strategies would increase cohesiveness.