Exam 7: Groups and Teams

____ is a reward system commonly found in team environments.

​Match each of the following scenarios with the concept it most clearly illustrates. -group cohesiveness

The basic group performance factors include groupthink, social loafing, and norm creation.

________ happens when people are motivated to look good to others and want to maintain a positive self-image

During the ____ phase of team implementation, teams usually long for a system that resembles the old organizational structure.

Social loafing is the tendency of some group members to put forth high levels of effort, which ultimately reduces self-policing.

When choosing team members, which of the following abilities would you NOT specifically look for?

Successfully reaching goals often increases the ____________________ of a group because people are proud to be identified with a winner and to be thought of as competent and successful.

All groups go through all four stages of group development before disbanding.

Quality circles can be permanent work groups.

A motorcycle riding club that meets outside of the organization an example of which type of group?

Highly cohesive groups will be more productive for the organization than groups with low cohesiveness.

A homogeneous group is likely to be more productive when the group task is simple, cooperation is necessary, the group tasks are sequential, and quick action is required.

A heterogeneous group is more likely to be productive when the task is complex, requires a collective effort, and demands creativity.

Informal groups consist of friendship and ____________________ groups.

Compared with managers from other countries, U.S.managers like to make decisions cautiously and with extensive analysis.

Implementation of self-managing work teams often takes less than six months.

Which of the following statements best reflects the costs of teams to organizations?

Getting to know one another is part of the mutual acceptance stage of group development.

Group norms result from a combination of all of the following, except