Question 1

____ is a sequence of planned activities used to analyze the functioning of a team and to make constructive, systematic changes in how it operates.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social loafing 
B)  Synergy 
C)  A task force 
D)  Team Building 
E)  A virtual team 
A)  Social loafing 
B)  Synergy 
C)  A task force 
D)  Team Building 
E)  A virtual team

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to reduce the functional chimneys problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cross-functional team 
B)  A self-managing work team 
C)  A committee 
D)  A virtual team 
E)  A distributed team 
A)  A cross-functional team 
B)  A self-managing work team 
C)  A committee 
D)  A virtual team 
E)  A distributed team

Question 3

Members of a self-managing team are held individually accountable for performance results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is true of committees?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are led by a designated head or chairperson, who is held accountable for performance results. 
B)  They emerge from natural or spontaneous relationships among people. 
C)  They are formed to engage group members in an open, spontaneous discussion of problems. 
D)  They bring people together to work on common problems, but on a temporary basis. 
E)  They primarily exist as support groups in which the members basically help one another do their jobs. 
A)  They are led by a designated head or chairperson, who is held accountable for performance results. 
B)  They emerge from natural or spontaneous relationships among people. 
C)  They are formed to engage group members in an open, spontaneous discussion of problems. 
D)  They bring people together to work on common problems, but on a temporary basis. 
E)  They primarily exist as support groups in which the members basically help one another do their jobs.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes synergy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the process by which some people avoid responsibility by "free-riding" in groups. 
B)  It is the process of creating a whole greater than the sum of its individual parts. 
C)  It is the process of analyzing business opportunities according to market growth rate and market share. 
D)  It is the process that analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a business. 
E)  It is the process that seeks the lowest costs of operations within a special market segment. 
A)  It is the process by which some people avoid responsibility by "free-riding" in groups. 
B)  It is the process of creating a whole greater than the sum of its individual parts. 
C)  It is the process of analyzing business opportunities according to market growth rate and market share. 
D)  It is the process that analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a business. 
E)  It is the process that seeks the lowest costs of operations within a special market segment.

Question 6

A key feature of any self-managing team is multitasking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A decentralized communication network:

Accepted Answer

A)  allows all members to communicate directly with one another. 
B)  restricts direct communication between individual members and the hub. 
C)  allows limited communication among subgroups. 
D)  decreases cohesiveness in a team. 
E)  allows communication flows only between individual members and a hub. 
A)  allows all members to communicate directly with one another. 
B)  restricts direct communication between individual members and the hub. 
C)  allows limited communication among subgroups. 
D)  decreases cohesiveness in a team. 
E)  allows communication flows only between individual members and a hub.

Question 8

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of team decisions.

Accepted Answer

When teams take time to make decisions b

Question 9

The adjourning stage of team development is the stage:

Accepted Answer

A)  of first entry of individual members into a team of initial task orientation and interpersonal testing. 
B)  of high emotionality when subteams are formed around areas of agreement and disagreement. 
C)  where members develop initial feelings of closeness, a division of labor, and a sense of shared expectations. 
D)  of total integration in which members are able to deal in creative ways with complex tasks. 
E)  when temporary committees, task forces, and project teams disband with a sense that important goals have been accomplished. 
A)  of first entry of individual members into a team of initial task orientation and interpersonal testing. 
B)  of high emotionality when subteams are formed around areas of agreement and disagreement. 
C)  where members develop initial feelings of closeness, a division of labor, and a sense of shared expectations. 
D)  of total integration in which members are able to deal in creative ways with complex tasks. 
E)  when temporary committees, task forces, and project teams disband with a sense that important goals have been accomplished.

Question 10

Highly cohesive teams have a tendency of losing their critical evaluative capabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is the best way to build high team cohesiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease membership homogeneity 
B)  Increase team size 
C)  Build agreement on team goals 
D)  Reward individual results 
E)  Increase rivalry among members 
A)  Decrease membership homogeneity 
B)  Increase team size 
C)  Build agreement on team goals 
D)  Reward individual results 
E)  Increase rivalry among members

Question 12

_____ is a tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capabilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Groupthink 
B)  Team virtuousness 
C)  Centralized communication 
D)  Restricted communication 
E)  Maintenance activity 
A)  Groupthink 
B)  Team virtuousness 
C)  Centralized communication 
D)  Restricted communication 
E)  Maintenance activity

Question 13

Which of the following is true of a self-managing work team?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to a team in which members evaluate one another's performance contributions. 
B)  It refers to a team of workers that operate with a comparatively lesser degree of task interdependence. 
C)  In these teams, the members usually specialize in and focus on performing only one job. 
D)  Each member of these teams is individually held accountable for performance results. 
E)  Members of such a team work together and solve problems only through computer-based interactions. 
A)  It refers to a team in which members evaluate one another's performance contributions. 
B)  It refers to a team of workers that operate with a comparatively lesser degree of task interdependence. 
C)  In these teams, the members usually specialize in and focus on performing only one job. 
D)  Each member of these teams is individually held accountable for performance results. 
E)  Members of such a team work together and solve problems only through computer-based interactions.

Question 14

Team cohesiveness is the extent to which team members adopt norms that encourage shared commitments to moral behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Distributed leadership is when ____ members of a team contribute helpful task and maintenance behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Distributed leadership is when ____ members of...

Question 16

_____ is the degree to which members are attracted to and motivated to remain part of a team.

Accepted Answer

A)  Effectiveness 
B)  Cohesiveness 
C)  Productivity 
D)  Efficiency 
E)  Diversity 
A)  Effectiveness 
B)  Cohesiveness 
C)  Productivity 
D)  Efficiency 
E)  Diversity

Question 17

Increasing membership homogeneity in a team increases team cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How does a cross-functional team help reduce the functional chimneys problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  By giving the team members the right of self-management and thus the right to work in different departments 
B)  By bringing together people from across functions and thus eliminating the "wall" that may otherwise limit communication through departments and functions 
C)  By encouraging an unofficial network in which members can build relationships and share interests 
D)  By making individual contributions more visible and thus controlling social loafing 
E)  By increasing the motivation of the members and thus increasing work efficiency 
A)  By giving the team members the right of self-management and thus the right to work in different departments 
B)  By bringing together people from across functions and thus eliminating the "wall" that may otherwise limit communication through departments and functions 
C)  By encouraging an unofficial network in which members can build relationships and share interests 
D)  By making individual contributions more visible and thus controlling social loafing 
E)  By increasing the motivation of the members and thus increasing work efficiency

Question 19

Which of the following best describes decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an action taken by a team member that supports the emotional life of the group. 
B)  It is an action taken by a team member that directly contributes to the group's performance purpose. 
C)  It is a stage of total integration in which team members are able to deal in creative ways. 
D)  It is the process of making choices among alternative possible courses of action. 
E)  It is the way team members work together to accomplish tasks. 
A)  It is an action taken by a team member that supports the emotional life of the group. 
B)  It is an action taken by a team member that directly contributes to the group's performance purpose. 
C)  It is a stage of total integration in which team members are able to deal in creative ways. 
D)  It is the process of making choices among alternative possible courses of action. 
E)  It is the way team members work together to accomplish tasks.

Question 20

A project team or task force is convened for a specific purpose and _____ when its task is completed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A project team or task force is...

____ is a sequence of planned activities used to analyze the functioning of a team and to make constructive, systematic changes in how it operates.

Which of the following is most likely to reduce the functional chimneys problem?

Members of a self-managing team are held individually accountable for performance results.

Which of the following is true of committees?

Which of the following best describes synergy?

A key feature of any self-managing team is multitasking.

A decentralized communication network:

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of team decisions.

The adjourning stage of team development is the stage:

Highly cohesive teams have a tendency of losing their critical evaluative capabilities.

Which of the following is the best way to build high team cohesiveness?

_____ is a tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capabilities.

Which of the following is true of a self-managing work team?

Team cohesiveness is the extent to which team members adopt norms that encourage shared commitments to moral behavior.

Distributed leadership is when ____ members of a team contribute helpful task and maintenance behaviors.

_____ is the degree to which members are attracted to and motivated to remain part of a team.

Increasing membership homogeneity in a team increases team cohesiveness.

How does a cross-functional team help reduce the functional chimneys problem?

Which of the following best describes decision making?

A project team or task force is convened for a specific purpose and _____ when its task is completed.

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Exam 17: Teams and Teamwork

____ is a sequence of planned activities used to analyze the functioning of a team and to make constructive, systematic changes in how it operates.

Which of the following is most likely to reduce the functional chimneys problem?

Members of a self-managing team are held individually accountable for performance results.

Which of the following is true of committees?

Which of the following best describes synergy?

A key feature of any self-managing team is multitasking.

A decentralized communication network:

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of team decisions.

The adjourning stage of team development is the stage:

Highly cohesive teams have a tendency of losing their critical evaluative capabilities.

Which of the following is the best way to build high team cohesiveness?

_____ is a tendency for highly cohesive teams to lose their evaluative capabilities.

Which of the following is true of a self-managing work team?

Team cohesiveness is the extent to which team members adopt norms that encourage shared commitments to moral behavior.

Distributed leadership is when ____ members of a team contribute helpful task and maintenance behaviors.

_____ is the degree to which members are attracted to and motivated to remain part of a team.

Increasing membership homogeneity in a team increases team cohesiveness.

How does a cross-functional team help reduce the functional chimneys problem?

Which of the following best describes decision making?

A project team or task force is convened for a specific purpose and _____ when its task is completed.

Management, Managers, and Careers

Management Learning Past to Present

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Environment, Technology, and Sustainability

Global Management and Cultural Diversity

Entrepreneurship and New Ventures

Data and Decision Making

Planning Processes and Techniques

Control Processes and Systems

Strategy and Strategic Management

Organization Structures

Organizational Culture and Change

Human Resource Management

Leading and Leadership Development

Individual Behavior

Motivation Theory and Practice

Communication and Collaboration

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