Question 1

A hierarchical status structure within a group facilitates collaborative effort and ensures that each member contributes according to his/her ability and potential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A group member who becomes a social loafer may negatively affect cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Integrated involvement as a social benefit of group or team membership includes:

Accepted Answer

A) emotional support 
B) affection and warmth 
C) opportunity for influence 
D) interpersonal openness 
A) emotional support 
B) affection and warmth 
C) opportunity for influence 
D) interpersonal openness

Question 4

Match the following:
-Upper Echelon

Accepted Answer

A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone. 
A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone.

Question 5

Assume you have been selected to serve on a quality team of students to assess teaching performance in your college.What aspects of teaching and the instructional environment might your team examine?

Accepted Answer

In terms of the instructional environmen

Question 6

Match the following:
-Delegation

Accepted Answer

A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone. 
A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone.

Question 7

Match the following:
-Board of Directors

Accepted Answer

A) An example of a formally designated group. 
B) Strong interpersonal attractiveness among group members. 
C) The first stage in a group development. 
D) A benchmark against which team members are evaluated by each other. 
E) The devil's advocate within a group. 
A) An example of a formally designated group. 
B) Strong interpersonal attractiveness among group members. 
C) The first stage in a group development. 
D) A benchmark against which team members are evaluated by each other. 
E) The devil's advocate within a group.

Question 8

A team-oriented work environment places emphasis on:

Accepted Answer

A) empowerment and collaboration 
B) power and authority or the distribution of power among team members 
C) internal competition 
D) hierarchical control by top management 
A) empowerment and collaboration 
B) power and authority or the distribution of power among team members 
C) internal competition 
D) hierarchical control by top management

Question 9

Match the following:
-Empowerment

Accepted Answer

A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone. 
A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone.

Question 10

After its formation, a group goes through stages of development that unfortunately cannot be predicted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the following:
-Autonomously

Accepted Answer

A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone. 
A) A cultural characteristic of an organization that encourages employee problem solving. 
B) A work team that can make decisions formally made by managers. 
C) Top level or executive managers. 
D) The shifting of authority and responsibility downward into the organization. 
E) To act alone.

Question 12

In the formation of a group to create H2 (son of Hummer), GM formed a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) informal group 
B) emerging group 
C) unofficial group 
D) formal group 
A) informal group 
B) emerging group 
C) unofficial group 
D) formal group

Question 13

Match the following:
-Decision Making

Accepted Answer

A) The final or mature stage of group development. 
B) Non-designated leadership. 
C) The facilitator and linking pin member of a cross-functional team. 
D) The second stage of group development. 
E) Alternate periods of inertia and bursts of energy. 
A) The final or mature stage of group development. 
B) Non-designated leadership. 
C) The facilitator and linking pin member of a cross-functional team. 
D) The second stage of group development. 
E) Alternate periods of inertia and bursts of energy.

Question 14

Demographic dissimilarity may have positive or negative effects in teams and on team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the second quarter of 2010 Ford had a pretax profit of nearly $3billion and the company's market share had jumped 1.4%. Ford was also considered to be the best-regarded auto brand in the U.S.according to Kelley Blue Book. The recent success at Ford is attributed to CEO Alan Mulally and his emphasis on:

Accepted Answer

A) product mix with Ford trucks and SUVs leading the way 
B) teamwork 
C) restructuring to a process type design 
D) paying back government sponsored bankruptcy debt 
A) product mix with Ford trucks and SUVs leading the way 
B) teamwork 
C) restructuring to a process type design 
D) paying back government sponsored bankruptcy debt

Question 16

Social loafing is usually:

Accepted Answer

A) a norm of behavior within a group 
B) supportive of the development of group cohesion 
C) detrimental to the group and may cause interpersonal conflict within the group 
D) a stimulant to increased group performance 
A) a norm of behavior within a group 
B) supportive of the development of group cohesion 
C) detrimental to the group and may cause interpersonal conflict within the group 
D) a stimulant to increased group performance

Question 17

Groups emphasize all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) collective work products 
B) individual leadership 
C) individual work products 
D) individual accountability 
A) collective work products 
B) individual leadership 
C) individual work products 
D) individual accountability

Question 18

Dependence on guidance and direction is the defining characteristic in what stage of group development?

Accepted Answer

A) norming 
B) forming 
C) performing 
D) adjourning 
A) norming 
B) forming 
C) performing 
D) adjourning

Question 19

Match the following:
-Psychological Intimacy

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional closeness to other group members. 
B) A task function of a team. 
C) Closeness to the group and its members achieved through tasks and activities. 
D) Set of authority and task relations among a group's members. 
E) A maintenance function of a team or group. 
A) Emotional closeness to other group members. 
B) A task function of a team. 
C) Closeness to the group and its members achieved through tasks and activities. 
D) Set of authority and task relations among a group's members. 
E) A maintenance function of a team or group.

Question 20

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects research findings on gender and emergent leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Men were more likely to emerge as leaders than women. 
B) Women were more likely to emerge as leaders than men. 
C) Group members who described themselves in masculine terms were more likely to emerge as leaders than members who described themselves as feminine. 
D) Group members who described themselves in feminine terms were more likely to emerge as leaders than members who described themselves as masculine. 
A) Men were more likely to emerge as leaders than women. 
B) Women were more likely to emerge as leaders than men. 
C) Group members who described themselves in masculine terms were more likely to emerge as leaders than members who described themselves as feminine. 
D) Group members who described themselves in feminine terms were more likely to emerge as leaders than members who described themselves as masculine.

A hierarchical status structure within a group facilitates collaborative effort and ensures that each member contributes according to his/her ability and potential.

A group member who becomes a social loafer may negatively affect cohesiveness.

Integrated involvement as a social benefit of group or team membership includes:

Match the following: -Upper Echelon

Assume you have been selected to serve on a quality team of students to assess teaching performance in your college.What aspects of teaching and the instructional environment might your team examine?

Match the following: -Delegation

Match the following: -Board of Directors

A team-oriented work environment places emphasis on:

Match the following: -Empowerment

After its formation, a group goes through stages of development that unfortunately cannot be predicted.

Match the following: -Autonomously

In the formation of a group to create H2 (son of Hummer), GM formed a(n):

Match the following: -Decision Making

Demographic dissimilarity may have positive or negative effects in teams and on team members.

Social loafing is usually:

Groups emphasize all of the following except:

Dependence on guidance and direction is the defining characteristic in what stage of group development?

Match the following: -Psychological Intimacy

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects research findings on gender and emergent leadership?

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Challenges for Managers

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Jobs and the Design of Work

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Career Management

Managing Change

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Exam 9: Work Teams and Groups

A hierarchical status structure within a group facilitates collaborative effort and ensures that each member contributes according to his/her ability and potential.

A group member who becomes a social loafer may negatively affect cohesiveness.

Integrated involvement as a social benefit of group or team membership includes:

Match the following: -Upper Echelon

Assume you have been selected to serve on a quality team of students to assess teaching performance in your college.What aspects of teaching and the instructional environment might your team examine?

Match the following: -Delegation

Match the following: -Board of Directors

A team-oriented work environment places emphasis on:

Match the following: -Empowerment

After its formation, a group goes through stages of development that unfortunately cannot be predicted.

Match the following: -Autonomously

In the formation of a group to create H2 (son of Hummer), GM formed a(n):

Match the following: -Decision Making

Demographic dissimilarity may have positive or negative effects in teams and on team members.

Social loafing is usually:

Groups emphasize all of the following except:

Dependence on guidance and direction is the defining characteristic in what stage of group development?

Match the following: -Psychological Intimacy

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects research findings on gender and emergent leadership?

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Challenges for Managers

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Jobs and the Design of Work

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Career Management

Managing Change

Filters