Question 1

The nominal group technique involves a three-stage process

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Teams tend to make better decisions when

Accepted Answer

A) team members have similar backgrounds and characteristics. 
B) team norms encourage consensus rather than disagreement. 
C) the team leader is able to sway the group towards one preference over others. 
D) all of these conditions exist. 
E) none of these conditions exist. 
A) team members have similar backgrounds and characteristics. 
B) team norms encourage consensus rather than disagreement. 
C) the team leader is able to sway the group towards one preference over others. 
D) all of these conditions exist. 
E) none of these conditions exist.

Question 3

Team norms usually remain the same even when the group is disbanded and replaced with people with different values and experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

IDEO and other successful companies continue to use brainstorming to enhance creativity. Identify one limitation of brainstorming as well as the benefits which explain why IDEO and other companies use brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

One problem is that brainstorming rules

Question 5

Members of SDTs have enriched and enlarged jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Brooks's Law says that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later. This law is mainly referring to:

Accepted Answer

A) team environment. 
B) process losses. 
C) team cohesiveness. 
D) team norms. 
E) informal teams. 
A) team environment. 
B) process losses. 
C) team cohesiveness. 
D) team norms. 
E) informal teams.

Question 7

Which of the following has a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness, that is, the strongest cohesiveness is neither at very high or very low levels of this factor?

Accepted Answer

A) Difficult entry to the team 
B) Member interaction 
C) Team success 
D) Member similarity 
E) All of these conditions have a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness. 
A) Difficult entry to the team 
B) Member interaction 
C) Team success 
D) Member similarity 
E) All of these conditions have a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness.

Question 8

Of what importance is task interdependence to teams or team dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A) Low task interdependence motivates employees to work together as a team. 
B) High task interdependence weakens team cohesiveness. 
C) Jobs with high task interdependence are usually completed more effectively by teams than by individuals working alone. 
D) Low task interdependence is necessary to prevent the team from breaking apart. 
E) Task interdependence is not important for teams or team dynamics. 
A) Low task interdependence motivates employees to work together as a team. 
B) High task interdependence weakens team cohesiveness. 
C) Jobs with high task interdependence are usually completed more effectively by teams than by individuals working alone. 
D) Low task interdependence is necessary to prevent the team from breaking apart. 
E) Task interdependence is not important for teams or team dynamics.

Question 9

Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:

Accepted Answer

A) add more roles to the team. 
B) increase the risk of forming dysfunctional norms. 
C) avoid counterproductive behaviours. 
D) minimize team cohesiveness. 
E) minimize social loafing. 
A) add more roles to the team. 
B) increase the risk of forming dysfunctional norms. 
C) avoid counterproductive behaviours. 
D) minimize team cohesiveness. 
E) minimize social loafing.

Question 10

One problem with team building is that

Accepted Answer

A) organizations rarely provide any team building to employees any more. 
B) corporate leaders incorrectly assume team building is a broad-brush solution to general team problems. 
C) team building tends to slow down the team development process. 
D) none of the known team building interventions has any effect on teams. 
E) all of these are problems with team building. 
A) organizations rarely provide any team building to employees any more. 
B) corporate leaders incorrectly assume team building is a broad-brush solution to general team problems. 
C) team building tends to slow down the team development process. 
D) none of the known team building interventions has any effect on teams. 
E) all of these are problems with team building.

Question 11

Identify three levels of task interdependence and give an organizational example for each.

Accepted Answer

Task interdependence exists when team me

Question 12

Why do teams tend to produce more ideas in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming sessions?

Accepted Answer

A) There is more open critique and less production blocking in electronic brainstorming. 
B) There is less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
C) There is less production blocking in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
D) There is less production blocking and less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming. 
E) Team members tend to be more openly critical of each other in traditional brainstorming than in electronic brainstorming. 
A) There is more open critique and less production blocking in electronic brainstorming. 
B) There is less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
C) There is less production blocking in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
D) There is less production blocking and less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming. 
E) Team members tend to be more openly critical of each other in traditional brainstorming than in electronic brainstorming.

Question 13

The primary objective of team building is to

Accepted Answer

A) help the team discover and remove members guilty of social loafing. 
B) determine whether the team should accept more tasks. 
C) encourage all team members to experience lower cohesiveness. 
D) accelerate the team development process. 
E) help the team move from a homogeneous to a more heterogeneous composition. 
A) help the team discover and remove members guilty of social loafing. 
B) determine whether the team should accept more tasks. 
C) encourage all team members to experience lower cohesiveness. 
D) accelerate the team development process. 
E) help the team move from a homogeneous to a more heterogeneous composition.

Question 14

Team cohesiveness can be strengthened in each of the following ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) creating or sensitizing the team to an external threat to its existence or goal accomplishment. 
B) showing members that the team is necessary to fulfill individual needs. 
C) making the team just large enough to facilitate goal accomplishment. 
D) ensuring that team members have compatible values and goals. 
E) letting anyone become a team member. 
A) creating or sensitizing the team to an external threat to its existence or goal accomplishment. 
B) showing members that the team is necessary to fulfill individual needs. 
C) making the team just large enough to facilitate goal accomplishment. 
D) ensuring that team members have compatible values and goals. 
E) letting anyone become a team member.

Question 15

Ideally, all work teams should have seven members, give or take one or two. Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

Accepted Answer

This question addresses the issue of the

Question 16

Which common team building activity aims to improve relations among team members?

Accepted Answer

A) Role definition 
B) Group therapy 
C) Paintball wars 
D) Regression therapy 
E) Personal testimonials 
A) Role definition 
B) Group therapy 
C) Paintball wars 
D) Regression therapy 
E) Personal testimonials

Question 17

An important rule in brainstorming is that no one is allowed to evaluate or criticize another team member's ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Overconfidence and evaluation apprehension are two characteristics of effective decision-making teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A distinctive feature of SDTs is that they have substantial autonomy over the execution of their tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a disadvantage of traditional and electronic brainstorming?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants are likely to experience some emotional enthusiasm in brainstorming groups. 
B) Employees tend to get offensive when criticizing each other's ideas. 
C) Employees feel very little involvement in the decision process. 
D) Evaluation apprehension and production blocking still exist to some extent. 
E) All of these are disadvantages of traditional brainstorming. 
A) Participants are likely to experience some emotional enthusiasm in brainstorming groups. 
B) Employees tend to get offensive when criticizing each other's ideas. 
C) Employees feel very little involvement in the decision process. 
D) Evaluation apprehension and production blocking still exist to some extent. 
E) All of these are disadvantages of traditional brainstorming.

The nominal group technique involves a three-stage process

Teams tend to make better decisions when

Team norms usually remain the same even when the group is disbanded and replaced with people with different values and experiences.

IDEO and other successful companies continue to use brainstorming to enhance creativity. Identify one limitation of brainstorming as well as the benefits which explain why IDEO and other companies use brainstorming.

Members of SDTs have enriched and enlarged jobs.

Brooks's Law says that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later. This law is mainly referring to:

Which of the following has a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness, that is, the strongest cohesiveness is neither at very high or very low levels of this factor?

Of what importance is task interdependence to teams or team dynamics?

Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:

One problem with team building is that

Identify three levels of task interdependence and give an organizational example for each.

Why do teams tend to produce more ideas in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming sessions?

The primary objective of team building is to

Team cohesiveness can be strengthened in each of the following ways EXCEPT

Ideally, all work teams should have seven members, give or take one or two. Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

Which common team building activity aims to improve relations among team members?

An important rule in brainstorming is that no one is allowed to evaluate or criticize another team member's ideas.

Overconfidence and evaluation apprehension are two characteristics of effective decision-making teams.

A distinctive feature of SDTs is that they have substantial autonomy over the execution of their tasks.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of traditional and electronic brainstorming?

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Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

The nominal group technique involves a three-stage process

Teams tend to make better decisions when

Team norms usually remain the same even when the group is disbanded and replaced with people with different values and experiences.

IDEO and other successful companies continue to use brainstorming to enhance creativity. Identify one limitation of brainstorming as well as the benefits which explain why IDEO and other companies use brainstorming.

Members of SDTs have enriched and enlarged jobs.

Brooks's Law says that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later. This law is mainly referring to:

Which of the following has a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness, that is, the strongest cohesiveness is neither at very high or very low levels of this factor?

Of what importance is task interdependence to teams or team dynamics?

Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:

One problem with team building is that

Identify three levels of task interdependence and give an organizational example for each.

Why do teams tend to produce more ideas in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming sessions?

The primary objective of team building is to

Team cohesiveness can be strengthened in each of the following ways EXCEPT

Ideally, all work teams should have seven members, give or take one or two. Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

Which common team building activity aims to improve relations among team members?

An important rule in brainstorming is that no one is allowed to evaluate or criticize another team member's ideas.

Overconfidence and evaluation apprehension are two characteristics of effective decision-making teams.

A distinctive feature of SDTs is that they have substantial autonomy over the execution of their tasks.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of traditional and electronic brainstorming?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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