Exam 11: Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups

Team members from different ________-based subgroups typically employ unique technical jargon and symbols and possess shared mental models about their work.

Which is NOT one of the basic types of subgroups, according to the typology developed by Carton and Cummings?

In the context of leading decision groups, an effective leader ________.

The primary responsibility of the leader of a decision group is to ________.

Which leader action is MOST likely to improve a group decision?

A co-acting group is a work unit with a great deal of interdependence among the members.

There is a strong relationship between intra-team trust and team performance, especially in teams characterized by ________.

What are some things a leader can do to improve member skills?

Members are MOST likely to experience role conflict and divided loyalties in a ________.

Member diversity has negative and positive implications for groups.

The importance of external coordination ________.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to build collective identification and mutual trust among team members?

Which is an example of an interacting group?

A guideline for effective group leadership is to discourage social interaction, so that group members focus on their work-related activities.

In general, there is a positive correlation between member empowerment and group performance.

A growing trend in organizations is to give less responsibility for important actions to teams.

Which is NOT likely to improve the effectiveness of a self-managed team?

What is the MOST useful role for the external leader of a self-managed team?

If a team has talented people it ________.

________-based subgroups have members united by common demographic or value-based attributes.