Exam 10: Managing Teams

The behaviours for handling conflict fall along two dimensions: cooperativeness (the degree to which one party tries to satisfy the other party's concerns)and assertiveness (the degree to which one party tries to satisfy his or her own concerns).

(True/False)

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Question 101

Conflict among members of a group can stem from the task itself or the attitudes of the members.

(True/False)

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Question 102

In which stage of group development are interpersonal conflicts resolved and close ties between group members developed?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 103

Consensus testing is a role that builds and maintains good group relations.

(True/False)

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Question 104

Brainstorming is a technique to promote group creativity.

(True/False)

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Question 105

Managers usually form _________ to improve quality,increase motivation,increase satisfaction,and lower costs.

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Question 106

A set of behaviours and tasks that a member of a group is expected to perform because of his or her position in the group is known as:

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Question 107

To promote production blocking,the nominal group technique is often used.

(True/False)

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Question 108

Devil's advocacy is the unpopular agreement of the less-preferred alternative.

(True/False)

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Question 109

Which of the following roles is NOT an example of a task-oriented role?

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Question 110

An important characteristic of virtual teams is that they meet frequently face to face.

(True/False)

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Question 111

For which of the following do group members typically NOT develop norms?

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Question 112

In order for groups and teams to be effective,they need to have the right balance of conformity and deviance.

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Question 113

Groupthink occurs when the cohesiveness in in a group becomes dysfunctional.

(True/False)

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Question 114

When an advertising agency creates a work group to develop an ad campaign for a client,which contains a writer,an art designer,and a marketing manager,this is an example of which type of group?

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Question 115

Groupthink occurs when members stop examining alternative courses of action in order to strive for agreement.

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Question 116

Which term best describes a group which includes members of different departments,such as finance,marketing,production,and engineering?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 117

Moderate conformity and moderate levels of deviance create a high-performing group.

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Question 118

Groups start getting down to the real work in the forming stage.

(True/False)

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Question 119

When one person tries to please the other person by putting the other's interests ahead of his or her own,this is known as compromising.

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Question 120

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The behaviours for handling conflict fall along two dimensions: cooperativeness (the degree to which one party tries to satisfy the other party's concerns)and assertiveness (the degree to which one party tries to satisfy his or her own concerns).

Conflict among members of a group can stem from the task itself or the attitudes of the members.

In which stage of group development are interpersonal conflicts resolved and close ties between group members developed?

Consensus testing is a role that builds and maintains good group relations.

Brainstorming is a technique to promote group creativity.

Managers usually form _________ to improve quality,increase motivation,increase satisfaction,and lower costs.

A set of behaviours and tasks that a member of a group is expected to perform because of his or her position in the group is known as:

To promote production blocking,the nominal group technique is often used.

Devil's advocacy is the unpopular agreement of the less-preferred alternative.

Which of the following roles is NOT an example of a task-oriented role?

An important characteristic of virtual teams is that they meet frequently face to face.

For which of the following do group members typically NOT develop norms?

In order for groups and teams to be effective,they need to have the right balance of conformity and deviance.

Groupthink occurs when the cohesiveness in in a group becomes dysfunctional.

When an advertising agency creates a work group to develop an ad campaign for a client,which contains a writer,an art designer,and a marketing manager,this is an example of which type of group?

Groupthink occurs when members stop examining alternative courses of action in order to strive for agreement.

Which term best describes a group which includes members of different departments,such as finance,marketing,production,and engineering?

Moderate conformity and moderate levels of deviance create a high-performing group.

Groups start getting down to the real work in the forming stage.

When one person tries to please the other person by putting the other's interests ahead of his or her own,this is known as compromising.

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