Question 1

Multi-team systems arise when

Accepted Answer

A) Two or more independent teams relate to each other 
B) Teams are interdependent 
C) Interdependent teams strive to achieve a common goal 
D) All of these 
A) Two or more independent teams relate to each other 
B) Teams are interdependent 
C) Interdependent teams strive to achieve a common goal 
D) All of these D

Question 2

The concept of Team X, advanced by Ancona, indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) High-performance teams actively seek information from a variety of teams within the organization, including senior management, as well as tapping external sources 
B) High-performance teams are proficient at subscribing to budgetary discipline and exercising cost control 
C) High-performance teams are keen to embrace new technology, and are constantly aware of the need to devise improved ways of operating 
D) All of these 
A) High-performance teams actively seek information from a variety of teams within the organization, including senior management, as well as tapping external sources 
B) High-performance teams are proficient at subscribing to budgetary discipline and exercising cost control 
C) High-performance teams are keen to embrace new technology, and are constantly aware of the need to devise improved ways of operating 
D) All of these D

Question 3

Which of the following was not suggested by Katzenbach and Smith as an important team skill?

Accepted Answer

A) Problem-solving skill 
B) Interpersonal skill 
C) Technical skill 
D) Skill to make sense out of the macro environment 
A) Problem-solving skill 
B) Interpersonal skill 
C) Technical skill 
D) Skill to make sense out of the macro environment D

Question 4

Versatile, sociable, innovative, and extravert are characteristics of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Shaper 
B) Chairperson 
C) Resource investigator 
D) Team worker 
A) Shaper 
B) Chairperson 
C) Resource investigator 
D) Team worker

Question 5

Mental models are used to describe a team that has a good understanding of internal and external influences affecting it, and its features are:

Accepted Answer

A) Create sound approaches to achieving outcomes 
B) Stress the importance of members being on the same wavelength 
C) Hold the belief that shared mental models result in many desirable consequences 
D) All of these 
A) Create sound approaches to achieving outcomes 
B) Stress the importance of members being on the same wavelength 
C) Hold the belief that shared mental models result in many desirable consequences 
D) All of these

Question 6

A difficult issue in diverse teams is:

Accepted Answer

A) Creativity 
B) Idea generation 
C) Their management 
D) Coming up with unique solutions 
A) Creativity 
B) Idea generation 
C) Their management 
D) Coming up with unique solutions

Question 7

Responsive, sensitive, team player, and gregarious are characteristics of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Completer-finisher 
B) Team worker 
C) Monitor-evaluator 
D) Shaper 
A) Completer-finisher 
B) Team worker 
C) Monitor-evaluator 
D) Shaper

Question 8

In which phase of group development do solutions to problems start emerging?

Accepted Answer

A) Adjournment 
B) Forming 
C) Performing 
D) Storming 
A) Adjournment 
B) Forming 
C) Performing 
D) Storming

Question 9

According to Putman, flatter structures coupled with rewards for creativity and innovation (rather than seniority and loyalty) have had:

Accepted Answer

A) A positive impact on team creativity 
B) A positive impact on trust 
C) No effect on trust 
D) A negative impact on trust 
A) A positive impact on team creativity 
B) A positive impact on trust 
C) No effect on trust 
D) A negative impact on trust

Question 10

Belbin arrived at the conclusion that the most consistently successful groups:

Accepted Answer

A) Are those in which all members are highly intelligent 
B) Comprise a range of roles undertaken by various members 
C) Are those in which all members are creative 
D) Comprise a range of roles all undertaken by a few members of the group 
A) Are those in which all members are highly intelligent 
B) Comprise a range of roles undertaken by various members 
C) Are those in which all members are creative 
D) Comprise a range of roles all undertaken by a few members of the group

Question 11

The Team Climate Inventory (TCI) pays particular attention to the relationship between team working and innovation in organizations, and reflects

Accepted Answer

A) A firm visionary outlook 
B) Positive team climate 
C) Firm action-oriented support for innovation 
D) All of these 
A) A firm visionary outlook 
B) Positive team climate 
C) Firm action-oriented support for innovation 
D) All of these

Question 12

According to the punctuated equilibrium model:

Accepted Answer

A) A flurry of activity is followed by a substantial period of inertia 
B) There is a balance between input and output of a team 
C) Inertia is followed by high activity of team members 
D) None of these 
A) A flurry of activity is followed by a substantial period of inertia 
B) There is a balance between input and output of a team 
C) Inertia is followed by high activity of team members 
D) None of these

Question 13

Teams that are relatively permanent and engaged in daily work are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Quality circles 
B) Management teams 
C) Venture teams 
D) Work teams 
A) Quality circles 
B) Management teams 
C) Venture teams 
D) Work teams

Question 14

According to Steckler and Fondas, the team leader's role hinges on the themes of:

Accepted Answer

A) Facilitating team functioning and managing the external boundary of the team 
B) Facilitating team functioning and managing diversity 
C) Managing diversity and managing the external boundary of the team 
D) Creating the right mix of team members and maintaining creativity 
A) Facilitating team functioning and managing the external boundary of the team 
B) Facilitating team functioning and managing diversity 
C) Managing diversity and managing the external boundary of the team 
D) Creating the right mix of team members and maintaining creativity

Question 15

Teams that were created specifically to improve quality and effectiveness in the distant past are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-functional teams 
B) Venture teams 
C) Quality circles 
D) Management teams 
A) Cross-functional teams 
B) Venture teams 
C) Quality circles 
D) Management teams

Question 16

In the team management wheel, those who identify the best way to develop ideas in practice are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Linkers 
B) Assessor-developers 
C) Controller-inspectors 
D) Thruster-organizers 
A) Linkers 
B) Assessor-developers 
C) Controller-inspectors 
D) Thruster-organizers

Question 17

Disciplined, trusting, conscientious, and outward looking are characteristics of the:

Accepted Answer

A) Shaper 
B) Plant 
C) Resource investigator 
D) Company worker 
A) Shaper 
B) Plant 
C) Resource investigator 
D) Company worker

Question 18

Team efficacy has characteristics like self-efficacy in personality and means that:

Accepted Answer

A) Teams feel confident and have faith in their ability to be successful 
B) Team members share their knowledge about their competencies and what they are capable of doing. 
C) Shared knowledge of team members leads to enlightenment and positive outcomes 
D) All of these 
A) Teams feel confident and have faith in their ability to be successful 
B) Team members share their knowledge about their competencies and what they are capable of doing. 
C) Shared knowledge of team members leads to enlightenment and positive outcomes 
D) All of these

Question 19

Which of the following functions are performed by self-managed teams, successors to autonomous work groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Assigning tasks to members of the team 
B) Planning and scheduling of work 
C) Collective control over the pace of work, making operating decisions, and solving problems 
D) All of these 
A) Assigning tasks to members of the team 
B) Planning and scheduling of work 
C) Collective control over the pace of work, making operating decisions, and solving problems 
D) All of these

Question 20

In which phase of group development does there appear to be a particular emotional resistance to the demands of the team's job?

Accepted Answer

A) Storming 
B) Forming 
C) Norming 
D) Performing 
A) Storming 
B) Forming 
C) Norming 
D) Performing

Multi-team systems arise when

The concept of Team X, advanced by Ancona, indicates that

Which of the following was not suggested by Katzenbach and Smith as an important team skill?

Versatile, sociable, innovative, and extravert are characteristics of the:

Mental models are used to describe a team that has a good understanding of internal and external influences affecting it, and its features are:

A difficult issue in diverse teams is:

Responsive, sensitive, team player, and gregarious are characteristics of the:

In which phase of group development do solutions to problems start emerging?

According to Putman, flatter structures coupled with rewards for creativity and innovation (rather than seniority and loyalty) have had:

Belbin arrived at the conclusion that the most consistently successful groups:

The Team Climate Inventory (TCI) pays particular attention to the relationship between team working and innovation in organizations, and reflects

According to the punctuated equilibrium model:

Teams that are relatively permanent and engaged in daily work are called:

According to Steckler and Fondas, the team leader's role hinges on the themes of:

Teams that were created specifically to improve quality and effectiveness in the distant past are called:

In the team management wheel, those who identify the best way to develop ideas in practice are called:

Disciplined, trusting, conscientious, and outward looking are characteristics of the:

Team efficacy has characteristics like self-efficacy in personality and means that:

Which of the following functions are performed by self-managed teams, successors to autonomous work groups?

In which phase of group development does there appear to be a particular emotional resistance to the demands of the team's job?

Historical Influences and Research Methodology

Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Testing, Selection, and Appraisal

Motivation, Job Design, and Extrinsic Rewards

Perception and Communication

Learning, Memory, and Training

Individual Decision Making and Creativity

Attitudes, Values, Job Satisfaction, and Commitment

Groups

Leadership and Management Style

Power, Politics, and Conflict

Organizational Structure and Design

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change and Development

Health and Work: Stress

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Exam 10: Team Building

Multi-team systems arise when

The concept of Team X, advanced by Ancona, indicates that

Which of the following was not suggested by Katzenbach and Smith as an important team skill?

Versatile, sociable, innovative, and extravert are characteristics of the:

Mental models are used to describe a team that has a good understanding of internal and external influences affecting it, and its features are:

A difficult issue in diverse teams is:

Responsive, sensitive, team player, and gregarious are characteristics of the:

In which phase of group development do solutions to problems start emerging?

According to Putman, flatter structures coupled with rewards for creativity and innovation (rather than seniority and loyalty) have had:

Belbin arrived at the conclusion that the most consistently successful groups:

The Team Climate Inventory (TCI) pays particular attention to the relationship between team working and innovation in organizations, and reflects

According to the punctuated equilibrium model:

Teams that are relatively permanent and engaged in daily work are called:

According to Steckler and Fondas, the team leader's role hinges on the themes of:

Teams that were created specifically to improve quality and effectiveness in the distant past are called:

In the team management wheel, those who identify the best way to develop ideas in practice are called:

Disciplined, trusting, conscientious, and outward looking are characteristics of the:

Team efficacy has characteristics like self-efficacy in personality and means that:

Which of the following functions are performed by self-managed teams, successors to autonomous work groups?

In which phase of group development does there appear to be a particular emotional resistance to the demands of the team's job?

Historical Influences and Research Methodology

Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Testing, Selection, and Appraisal

Motivation, Job Design, and Extrinsic Rewards

Perception and Communication

Learning, Memory, and Training

Individual Decision Making and Creativity

Attitudes, Values, Job Satisfaction, and Commitment

Groups

Leadership and Management Style

Power, Politics, and Conflict

Organizational Structure and Design

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change and Development

Health and Work: Stress

Filters