Exam 8: Self-Managed Teams and Team Leadership

All groups are teams, but not all teams are groups.

What is groupthink, and under what conditions is it more likely to occur?

Describe the factors that generally contribute high levels of team cohesion.

Teamwork is an understanding and commitment to group goals on the part of all team members.

Social loafing in a team is likely to occur when each team member's effort is recognized and assessed.

A team member is expressing her frustration with her company over the fact that management expects high-quality products but insists on buying mostly cheap parts/materials from suppliers. What category would this behavior fall under in managing creative teams?

Which of the following is NOT one of the key responsibilities a leader should undertake in order to create an effective team?

Self-managed team members' skills are typically highly specialized.

A functional team is a group of employees belonging to the same functional department, such as marketing, R&D, production, human resources, or information systems, who have a common objective.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working in teams.

Based on Self-Assessment 1, list some things that a team could do to improve its level of teamwork. Use experiences associated with a present or past job.

Describe the factors that generally contribute to high levels of team cohesion.

A team environment characterized by lots of rules and regulations to work by may not make for the most creative working environment. What strategy for managing creative teams is missing according to this example?

Individual satisfaction is the degree to which the team's output (product or service) meets the needs and expectations of those who use it.

Interview someone you have worked with or know who is a team leader. Ask him or her to provide specific examples for some of the roles outlined in Exhibit 8.1 that he or she employed.

Small teams are generally more effective than larger teams.

Team norms get formed through critical events and symbols.

What is the depth of decision-making latitude commonly found in self-managed teams?

Your team has been charged with developing a new product within three months. The head of your department has informed you that it is up to the team to come up with ways of achieving this objective as long as it operates within stipulated parameters. Which of the following describes your team?

All of the following occur with groupthink EXCEPT: