Question 1

Teamwork as described in the text is

Accepted Answer

A)  Lateral decision making 
B)  Vertical decision making 
C)  Hierarchical decision making 
D)  Team leader decision making 
A)  Lateral decision making 
B)  Vertical decision making 
C)  Hierarchical decision making 
D)  Team leader decision making

Question 2

When a leader uses skills to improve the task performance effectiveness of the team he is using

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental leadership monitoring processes 
B)  External leadership action processes 
C)  Internal relational leadership actions 
D)  Internal task leadership actions 
A)  Environmental leadership monitoring processes 
B)  External leadership action processes 
C)  Internal relational leadership actions 
D)  Internal task leadership actions

Question 3

Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standards of excellence 
B)  Clear norms of conduct 
C)  Competent team members 
D)  Principled leadership 
A)  Standards of excellence 
B)  Clear norms of conduct 
C)  Competent team members 
D)  Principled leadership

Question 4

Parameters that define the term "team" in the text include

Accepted Answer

A)  Interdependent members 
B)  Intradependent members 
C)  Need to coordinate efforts 
D)  Desire to collaborate 
A)  Interdependent members 
B)  Intradependent members 
C)  Need to coordinate efforts 
D)  Desire to collaborate

Question 5

Outcomes of effective organizational teams include

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced productivity 
B)  Greater productivity 
C)  Less use of resources 
D)  Higher-quality end products 
A)  Reduced productivity 
B)  Greater productivity 
C)  Less use of resources 
D)  Higher-quality end products

Question 6

Team leaders need to construct a mental model to

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify problems and solutions within the team. 
B)  Take simple problems and find hidden complexities. 
C)  Improve their communication skills. 
D)  Give team members the role of problem solving. 
A)  Identify problems and solutions within the team. 
B)  Take simple problems and find hidden complexities. 
C)  Improve their communication skills. 
D)  Give team members the role of problem solving.

Question 7

I enjoy working with this team because we all trust each other and respect what each person brings to the team. Which characteristic of team excellence am I displaying?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborative climate 
B)  Clear norms of conduct 
C)  Coaching atmosphere 
D)  Unified commitment 
A)  Collaborative climate 
B)  Clear norms of conduct 
C)  Coaching atmosphere 
D)  Unified commitment

Question 8

Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the team leadership model, the leader's job is

Accepted Answer

A)  Take action for all problems 
B)  Solve team member conflicts 
C)  Monitor and take appropriate action 
D)  Use the team as a personal support system 
A)  Take action for all problems 
B)  Solve team member conflicts 
C)  Monitor and take appropriate action 
D)  Use the team as a personal support system

Question 10

Networking and advocating are examples of external team leadership actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Internal task-oriented leadership actions include

Accepted Answer

A)  Goal focusing 
B)  Managing conflict 
C)  Networking 
D)  Facilitating decisions 
A)  Goal focusing 
B)  Managing conflict 
C)  Networking 
D)  Facilitating decisions

Question 12

Team-based and technology-enabled organizational structures

Accepted Answer

A)  Are part of hierarchical organizations 
B)  Are found in organizations with flatter structures 
C)  Rely on teams using new and robust technology 
D)  Are found in organizations in the same geographical location 
A)  Are part of hierarchical organizations 
B)  Are found in organizations with flatter structures 
C)  Rely on teams using new and robust technology 
D)  Are found in organizations in the same geographical location

Question 13

The leader must match appropriate behaviors with a team member's problem. This is similar to the basic concepts in which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leader-member exchange 
B)  Situational approach 
C)  Authentic leadership 
D)  Servant leadership 
A)  Leader-member exchange 
B)  Situational approach 
C)  Authentic leadership 
D)  Servant leadership

Question 14

McGrath suggests preventing deleterious changes as part of

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitoring/internal. 
B)  Executive action/internal. 
C)  Monitoring/external. 
D)  Executive action/external 
A)  Monitoring/internal. 
B)  Executive action/internal. 
C)  Monitoring/external. 
D)  Executive action/external

Question 15

I am a leader who carefully watches the complexity of the situation and takes appropriate actions. I am using

Accepted Answer

A)  Requisite variety 
B)  Mental modeling 
C)  Environmental actions 
D)  Social modeling 
A)  Requisite variety 
B)  Mental modeling 
C)  Environmental actions 
D)  Social modeling

Question 16

In Hill's Team Leadership Model, the cohesiveness of the team and the ability of team members to satisfy their own needs while working effectively with other team members defines

Accepted Answer

A)  Development 
B)  Commitment 
C)  Recognition 
D)  Results-driven leadership 
A)  Development 
B)  Commitment 
C)  Recognition 
D)  Results-driven leadership

Question 17

The team leadership model

Accepted Answer

A)  Can be applied in many types of teams 
B)  Can be applied in teams in many different types of organizations 
C)  Lacks applicability to structured teams 
D)  Lacks applicability to teams with leaders of variable skills 
A)  Can be applied in many types of teams 
B)  Can be applied in teams in many different types of organizations 
C)  Lacks applicability to structured teams 
D)  Lacks applicability to teams with leaders of variable skills

Question 18

The definition of what constitutes a team

Accepted Answer

A)  Is easily defined 
B)  Is defined the same way by all organizations 
C)  Continues to evolve 
D)  Has been defined the same way for a century 
A)  Is easily defined 
B)  Is defined the same way by all organizations 
C)  Continues to evolve 
D)  Has been defined the same way for a century

Question 19

Which of Larson & LaFasto's characteristics of team excellence is associated with Hackman's "real team"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Results-driven structure 
B)  Unified commitment 
C)  Standards of excellence 
D)  Supportive organizational structure 
A)  Results-driven structure 
B)  Unified commitment 
C)  Standards of excellence 
D)  Supportive organizational structure

Question 20

According to team leadership theory, individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Teamwork as described in the text is

When a leader uses skills to improve the task performance effectiveness of the team he is using

Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Parameters that define the term "team" in the text include

Outcomes of effective organizational teams include

Team leaders need to construct a mental model to

I enjoy working with this team because we all trust each other and respect what each person brings to the team. Which characteristic of team excellence am I displaying?

Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

In the team leadership model, the leader's job is

Networking and advocating are examples of external team leadership actions.

Internal task-oriented leadership actions include

Team-based and technology-enabled organizational structures

The leader must match appropriate behaviors with a team member's problem. This is similar to the basic concepts in which theory?

McGrath suggests preventing deleterious changes as part of

I am a leader who carefully watches the complexity of the situation and takes appropriate actions. I am using

In Hill's Team Leadership Model, the cohesiveness of the team and the ability of team members to satisfy their own needs while working effectively with other team members defines

The team leadership model

The definition of what constitutes a team

Which of Larson & LaFasto's characteristics of team excellence is associated with Hackman's "real team"?

According to team leadership theory, individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

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Exam 14: Team Leadership

Teamwork as described in the text is

When a leader uses skills to improve the task performance effectiveness of the team he is using

Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Parameters that define the term "team" in the text include

Outcomes of effective organizational teams include

Team leaders need to construct a mental model to

I enjoy working with this team because we all trust each other and respect what each person brings to the team. Which characteristic of team excellence am I displaying?

Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

In the team leadership model, the leader's job is

Networking and advocating are examples of external team leadership actions.

Internal task-oriented leadership actions include

Team-based and technology-enabled organizational structures

The leader must match appropriate behaviors with a team member's problem. This is similar to the basic concepts in which theory?

McGrath suggests preventing deleterious changes as part of

I am a leader who carefully watches the complexity of the situation and takes appropriate actions. I am using

In Hill's Team Leadership Model, the cohesiveness of the team and the ability of team members to satisfy their own needs while working effectively with other team members defines

The team leadership model

The definition of what constitutes a team

Which of Larson & LaFasto's characteristics of team excellence is associated with Hackman's "real team"?

According to team leadership theory, individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters