Exam 10: Leading Teams

Leaders use several factors to influence cohesiveness to include all EXCEPT:

____________________ is the extent to which team members depend on each other for information, resources, or ideas to accomplish their ideas.

Effective leaders should use the same conflict resolution style in every situation.

What challenges face leaders of global teams?

_______________ is the tendency of people in cohesive groups to suppress contrary opinions.

The __________________ reflects a high degree of both assertiveness and cooperativeness.

Global teams have all the same characteristics EXCEPT:

____________________ is the extent to which members stick together and remain united in the pursuit of a common goal.

During the forming stage of team development, the leader facilitates and interaction among team members.

Team effectiveness requires meeting the needs for task accomplishment but not the needs for socio-emotional well-being.

A group does NOT have:

Global teams fail because:

____________________ are teams made up of 5 to 20 members who work with minimum supervision and rotate jobs to produce a complete product or service.

Describe the leadership styles for handling conflict.

Conflict emerges when teams compete for scarce resources, such as money, information, or supplies.

Describe a virtual team.

Using a third party to settle a dispute involves ____________________.

Employee morale is higher in cohesive teams.

During this stage, task performance is no longer a top priority and leaders frequently focus on team members' social and emotional needs.

Describe the evolution of team leadership.