Self-managed work teams are:

• A. an uncommon method of managing a small business.
• B. a system of management in which employees must report directly to superiors in order to ensure productivity.
• C. very costly to the companies who must pay benefits to team members.
• D. groups of peers in a company setting who take responsibility for a particular area or task.
• E. a positive contribution to large corporations who are worried about being too “top heavy.”