Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Jane has been working in a quality control team for the past year and has developed a feeling that her values are different from the values of her coworkers. Moreover, some team members seem to be unpredictable because they say one thing but do not actually follow through with their promises. Still, Jane has remained with the company and stayed on this team because she enjoys quality control work and doesn't see any other employment available in this field. What foundation of trust does Jane most likely have in this team?

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

SDTs are best suited to situations where

According to Brooks's Law, adding more people to a late software project tends to

Virtual teams are usually permanent functional groups that communicate mainly through weekly face-to-face meetings.

Teams are generally more effective when the task is complex and lacks definition

Social loafing is more common among people with collectivist values

Compared to individuals working alone, teams have the potential to

Calculus, knowledge, and identification are

The team development model does NOT recognize that

Which foundation of trust usually CANNOT sustain a team's relationship?

________ explains why people belong to informal groups

Diverse teams tend to be more effective than homogeneous teams on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation and coordination.

A task force refers to

Employees are more motivated in teams, because they are motivated to fulfill the goals of the groups to which they belong.

Brooks's law says that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later

Team members tend to work together more effectively when they receive some team-based rewards.

The team actions that establish or enhance linkages and manage interactions with parties in the external environment refer to:

The degree of attraction people feel toward the team and their motivation to remain members is called:

Evaluation apprehension causes employees to present ideas to the group even though the ideas are silly and a waste of the group's time.