Question 1

One strength of the team leadership model is

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A)  Its complexity 
B)  Changes in leaders disrupt the team process 
C)  Its prescriptive nature 
D)  Its application to real-life organizations 
A)  Its complexity 
B)  Changes in leaders disrupt the team process 
C)  Its prescriptive nature 
D)  Its application to real-life organizations

Question 2

Organizational teams have been the focus of many studies in order to

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A)  Determine the skill level of the team members 
B)  Find ways to help less capable members still succeed 
C)  Support organizational distribution of workload 
D)  Find strategies for maintaining a competitive advantage 
A)  Determine the skill level of the team members 
B)  Find ways to help less capable members still succeed 
C)  Support organizational distribution of workload 
D)  Find strategies for maintaining a competitive advantage

Question 3

Which of the following is not a strength of the team leadership model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its complexity 
B)  It provides a cognitive guide to aid leaders in maintaining effective teams 
C)  Shared leadership works for all team members' skill levels 
D)  It provides for a shared leadership model in organizations 
A)  Its complexity 
B)  It provides a cognitive guide to aid leaders in maintaining effective teams 
C)  Shared leadership works for all team members' skill levels 
D)  It provides for a shared leadership model in organizations

Question 4

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

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A)  Compelling purpose 
B)  Principled leadership 
C)  Standards of excellence 
D)  Competent team members 
A)  Compelling purpose 
B)  Principled leadership 
C)  Standards of excellence 
D)  Competent team members

Question 5

Much of the effectiveness of the team leadership model depends on accurate diagnoses of team problems. What skills does this require? What can a leader do to improve skill in this area?

Accepted Answer

Types of possible skills include being b

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of Hackman's six enabling conditions of effective team functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Real team 
B)  Clear conduct norms 
C)  Compelling purpose 
D)  Collaborative climate 
A)  Real team 
B)  Clear conduct norms 
C)  Compelling purpose 
D)  Collaborative climate

Question 7

When the leader sees and interprets the team's experiences in organizational context it is called

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A)  Requisite variety 
B)  Leader complexity 
C)  Behavioral flexibility 
D)  Mental model 
A)  Requisite variety 
B)  Leader complexity 
C)  Behavioral flexibility 
D)  Mental model

Question 8

Teams that meet face-to-face

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A)  Are more effective than virtual teams 
B)  Are less effective than virtual teams 
C)  Can be equally as effective as virtual teams 
D)  Often encounter more interpersonal issues than virtual teams 
A)  Are more effective than virtual teams 
B)  Are less effective than virtual teams 
C)  Can be equally as effective as virtual teams 
D)  Often encounter more interpersonal issues than virtual teams

Question 9

Our emergency room medical team has clear tasks for each member, a code of conduct we implement each day, and a group that functions well together. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clear, elevating goal 
B)  Results-driven structure 
C)  Collaborative climate 
D)  Principled leadership 
A)  Clear, elevating goal 
B)  Results-driven structure 
C)  Collaborative climate 
D)  Principled leadership

Question 10

Distributive team leadership functions can be performed by

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A)  The formal team leader 
B)  A team member 
C)  Someone on another team 
D)  A collaborative member of another team 
A)  The formal team leader 
B)  A team member 
C)  Someone on another team 
D)  A collaborative member of another team

Question 11

Which of the following are included in the types of leadership decisions to be made in Hill's model of team leadership?

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A)  Assess and define 
B)  Monitor or intervene 
C)  Task or relationship actions 
D)  Support or intervene 
A)  Assess and define 
B)  Monitor or intervene 
C)  Task or relationship actions 
D)  Support or intervene

Question 12

Effective team leaders need to have a wide repertoire of skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Internal task leadership actions include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborating. 
B)  Goal focusing. 
C)  Structuring for results. 
D)  Organizing. 
A)  Collaborating. 
B)  Goal focusing. 
C)  Structuring for results. 
D)  Organizing.

Question 14

Describe the monitoring function of team leadership. How does it change in a fast-paced environment?

Accepted Answer

Functions as tool to assess whether the

Question 15

For leaders, McGrath's critical leadership functions do not include which type of group leadership function?

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A)  Diagnosing group deficiencies 
B)  Preventing deleterious changes 
C)  Negating remedial action 
D)  Forecasting environmental changes 
A)  Diagnosing group deficiencies 
B)  Preventing deleterious changes 
C)  Negating remedial action 
D)  Forecasting environmental changes

Question 16

Workplace reliance on teams in modern workplaces is due in part to

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A)  Globalization 
B)  Flattening of organizational structures 
C)  Need to reduce stress in the workplace 
D)  Increasing need for hierarchical structures 
A)  Globalization 
B)  Flattening of organizational structures 
C)  Need to reduce stress in the workplace 
D)  Increasing need for hierarchical structures

Question 17

Teamwork success requires

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational culture based on authoritarian decision making 
B)  Organizational culture based on position 
C)  Organizational culture that is easy to change 
D)  Organizational culture that supports lateral decision making 
A)  Organizational culture based on authoritarian decision making 
B)  Organizational culture based on position 
C)  Organizational culture that is easy to change 
D)  Organizational culture that supports lateral decision making

Question 18

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to McGrath, "taking remedial action" is part of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

My team gets along well with one another and has worked together for a long time and consistently exceeded its goals despite recent changes in our company. Recently, the organization has made some reporting structure changes and has had to reduce the workforce from budgetary constraints on the company. Applying McGrath's critical leadership functions, I need to

Accepted Answer

A)  Do internal monitoring 
B)  Take internal executive action 
C)  Do external monitoring 
D)  Take external executive action 
A)  Do internal monitoring 
B)  Take internal executive action 
C)  Do external monitoring 
D)  Take external executive action

One strength of the team leadership model is

Organizational teams have been the focus of many studies in order to

Which of the following is not a strength of the team leadership model?

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

Much of the effectiveness of the team leadership model depends on accurate diagnoses of team problems. What skills does this require? What can a leader do to improve skill in this area?

Which of the following is not one of Hackman's six enabling conditions of effective team functioning?

When the leader sees and interprets the team's experiences in organizational context it is called

Teams that meet face-to-face

Our emergency room medical team has clear tasks for each member, a code of conduct we implement each day, and a group that functions well together. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Distributive team leadership functions can be performed by

Which of the following are included in the types of leadership decisions to be made in Hill's model of team leadership?

Effective team leaders need to have a wide repertoire of skills.

Internal task leadership actions include all of the following except

Describe the monitoring function of team leadership. How does it change in a fast-paced environment?

For leaders, McGrath's critical leadership functions do not include which type of group leadership function?

Workplace reliance on teams in modern workplaces is due in part to

Teamwork success requires

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

According to McGrath, "taking remedial action" is part of

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Exam 14: Team Leadership

One strength of the team leadership model is

Organizational teams have been the focus of many studies in order to

Which of the following is not a strength of the team leadership model?

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

Much of the effectiveness of the team leadership model depends on accurate diagnoses of team problems. What skills does this require? What can a leader do to improve skill in this area?

Which of the following is not one of Hackman's six enabling conditions of effective team functioning?

When the leader sees and interprets the team's experiences in organizational context it is called

Teams that meet face-to-face

Our emergency room medical team has clear tasks for each member, a code of conduct we implement each day, and a group that functions well together. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Distributive team leadership functions can be performed by

Which of the following are included in the types of leadership decisions to be made in Hill's model of team leadership?

Effective team leaders need to have a wide repertoire of skills.

Internal task leadership actions include all of the following except

Describe the monitoring function of team leadership. How does it change in a fast-paced environment?

For leaders, McGrath's critical leadership functions do not include which type of group leadership function?

Workplace reliance on teams in modern workplaces is due in part to

Teamwork success requires

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

According to McGrath, "taking remedial action" is part of

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

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