Question 1

Teams develop their first real sense of cohesion during the norming stage of team development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Having access to a toolkit of communication channels is a one of the success factors for virtual teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Virtual teams perform better in organizational environments that are less structured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn't know about.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is usually an informal group?

Accepted Answer

A) Task force 
B) Team-oriented department 
C) Management team 
D) Production team 
E) People you regularly meet for lunch 
A) Task force 
B) Team-oriented department 
C) Management team 
D) Production team 
E) People you regularly meet for lunch

Question 6

______ explains why people belong to informal groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Goal setting theory 
B) Social identity theory 
C) Stages of team development 
D) Social loafing 
E) None of these factors explains why people belong to informal groups. 
A) Goal setting theory 
B) Social identity theory 
C) Stages of team development 
D) Social loafing 
E) None of these factors explains why people belong to informal groups.

Question 7

Production blocking occurs when employees are unable to complete their tasks because they spend too much time in meetings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The norming stage of team development is marked by interpersonal conflict as team members compete for leadership and other positions on the team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) A supervisor meets privately with an employee to discuss the employee's past performance. 
B) The company forms an electronic brainstorming group to get new ideas for a product. 
C) Group norms encourage production employees to gossip rather than do their jobs. 
D) A committee of 30 senior academics meet to exchange ideas using formal rules of order. 
E) An employee wants to complete a production task but lacks work experiencE. 
A) A supervisor meets privately with an employee to discuss the employee's past performance. 
B) The company forms an electronic brainstorming group to get new ideas for a product. 
C) Group norms encourage production employees to gossip rather than do their jobs. 
D) A committee of 30 senior academics meet to exchange ideas using formal rules of order. 
E) An employee wants to complete a production task but lacks work experiencE.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about nominal group technique is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It overcomes the problem of evaluation apprehension and production blocking. 
B) Some production blocking problems still occur. 
C) Participants feel less team cohesiveness than in traditional decision-making groups. 
D) It tends to keep team members focused on the task. 
E) Although the team is called ''nominal,'' participants still meet face-to-facE. 
A) It overcomes the problem of evaluation apprehension and production blocking. 
B) Some production blocking problems still occur. 
C) Participants feel less team cohesiveness than in traditional decision-making groups. 
D) It tends to keep team members focused on the task. 
E) Although the team is called ''nominal,'' participants still meet face-to-facE.

Question 11

Which of the following explicitly encourages team members to ''piggyback'' or ''hitchhike'' on the ideas presented by other team members?

Accepted Answer

A) Brainstorming 
B) Group polarization 
C) Constructive conflict 
D) Delphi technique 
E) Nominal group technique 
A) Brainstorming 
B) Group polarization 
C) Constructive conflict 
D) Delphi technique 
E) Nominal group technique

Question 12

Employees working in an organization would be considered a team only when:

Accepted Answer

A) they have the same skills. 
B) they report to the same supervisor. 
C) they manage their own work activities without a supervisor. 
D) they exist to serve some purpose and perceive themselves to be a team. 
E) Never,because work teams never include all employees from the same department. 
A) they have the same skills. 
B) they report to the same supervisor. 
C) they manage their own work activities without a supervisor. 
D) they exist to serve some purpose and perceive themselves to be a team. 
E) Never,because work teams never include all employees from the same department.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an important phase in the punctuated equilibrium model?

Accepted Answer

A) The pre-meeting 
B) The midpoint transition 
C) The flurry to finish 
D) The inertia/momentum 
E) The equilibrium 
A) The pre-meeting 
B) The midpoint transition 
C) The flurry to finish 
D) The inertia/momentum 
E) The equilibrium

Question 15

Highly cohesive teams invariably perform organizational objectives better than teams with moderate or low cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Efforts to establish patterns of interaction with equipment,or developing team solutions to problems are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) teamwork behaviour. 
B) taskwork behaviour. 
C) coordinating behaviour. 
D) administrative work. 
E) none of the choices. 
A) teamwork behaviour. 
B) taskwork behaviour. 
C) coordinating behaviour. 
D) administrative work. 
E) none of the choices.

Question 17

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Electronic brainstorming is any situation in which team members communicate through e-mail and other computer technologies to make decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Question 20

Team activities such as paintball and obstacle-course challenges are forms of team building that attempt to help team members build trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Teams develop their first real sense of cohesion during the norming stage of team development.

Having access to a toolkit of communication channels is a one of the success factors for virtual teams.

Virtual teams perform better in organizational environments that are less structured.

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn't know about.

Which of the following is usually an informal group?

______ explains why people belong to informal groups.

Production blocking occurs when employees are unable to complete their tasks because they spend too much time in meetings.

The norming stage of team development is marked by interpersonal conflict as team members compete for leadership and other positions on the team.

In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?

Which of the following statements about nominal group technique is FALSE?

Which of the following explicitly encourages team members to ''piggyback'' or ''hitchhike'' on the ideas presented by other team members?

Employees working in an organization would be considered a team only when:

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

Which of the following is an important phase in the punctuated equilibrium model?

Highly cohesive teams invariably perform organizational objectives better than teams with moderate or low cohesiveness.

Efforts to establish patterns of interaction with equipment,or developing team solutions to problems are examples of:

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Electronic brainstorming is any situation in which team members communicate through e-mail and other computer technologies to make decisions.

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

Team activities such as paintball and obstacle-course challenges are forms of team building that attempt to help team members build trust.

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Teams develop their first real sense of cohesion during the norming stage of team development.

Having access to a toolkit of communication channels is a one of the success factors for virtual teams.

Virtual teams perform better in organizational environments that are less structured.

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn't know about.

Which of the following is usually an informal group?

______ explains why people belong to informal groups.

Production blocking occurs when employees are unable to complete their tasks because they spend too much time in meetings.

The norming stage of team development is marked by interpersonal conflict as team members compete for leadership and other positions on the team.

In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?

Which of the following statements about nominal group technique is FALSE?

Which of the following explicitly encourages team members to ''piggyback'' or ''hitchhike'' on the ideas presented by other team members?

Employees working in an organization would be considered a team only when:

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

Which of the following is an important phase in the punctuated equilibrium model?

Highly cohesive teams invariably perform organizational objectives better than teams with moderate or low cohesiveness.

Efforts to establish patterns of interaction with equipment,or developing team solutions to problems are examples of:

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Electronic brainstorming is any situation in which team members communicate through e-mail and other computer technologies to make decisions.

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

Team activities such as paintball and obstacle-course challenges are forms of team building that attempt to help team members build trust.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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