Exam 11: Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups

Most cross-functional teams employ self-leadership.

High cohesiveness can provide ________ for group decisions.

Which is an advantage of group decision making?

Whenever feasible a leader should encourage the group to try to reach a consensus rather than deciding on the basis of a simple majority.

Emphasizing common interests and values is a guideline for effective group leadership.

A top executive team has low to moderate ________.

A cross-functional team has high ________.

Most cross-functional teams ________.

In a functional operating team, the members are likely to have jobs that are ________.

Which is NOT a difficulty associated with cross-functional teams?

A team will usually perform a new task better if ________.

Which type of team is MOST likely to be given the task of designing a new product and bringing it into production?

What was found in research on the effectiveness of self-managed teams?

The GREATEST amount of shared leadership is likely to be found in a ________.

Group performance will be ________ when members have the knowledge and skills necessary to do the work, and they understand what to do, how to do it, when it must be done, and by whom.

Which is an example of a political skill?

Groups with diverse membership ________.

External processes involve ________.

The performance phase involves all of the following EXCEPT ________.

What effect does member diversity have on a team?