Question 1

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The motivation to be part of an informal group is influenced mainly by the drive to:

Accepted Answer

A)  defend 
B)  learn 
C)  acquire 
D)  bond or socialize 
E)  be inclusive and fair 
A)  defend 
B)  learn 
C)  acquire 
D)  bond or socialize 
E)  be inclusive and fair

Question 3

Which foundation of trust exists when an employee has negative expectations about the employer's intentions and believes the employer will adversely affect the employee's well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge-based 
B)  Identification-based 
C)  Predictable 
D)  Affective 
E)  None of these responses describes the foundation of trust described. 
A)  Knowledge-based 
B)  Identification-based 
C)  Predictable 
D)  Affective 
E)  None of these responses describes the foundation of trust described.

Question 4

Social loafing can be minimized by doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adding more people to the team. 
B)  Creating tasks where each member's contribution is pooled. 
C)  Monitoring individual performance. 
D)  Making the work less interesting to the social loafer and other team members. 
E)  Selecting team members with a highly individualistic value orientation. 
A)  Adding more people to the team. 
B)  Creating tasks where each member's contribution is pooled. 
C)  Monitoring individual performance. 
D)  Making the work less interesting to the social loafer and other team members. 
E)  Selecting team members with a highly individualistic value orientation.

Question 5

Self-directed work teams are more difficult to apply:

Accepted Answer

A)  in organizations with fewer than 100 employees. 
B)  in autocratic organizational cultures. 
C)  where the work involves performing a service rather than making a product. 
D)  where supervisors previously worked in high-involvement workplaces. 
E)  in all of these situations. 
A)  in organizations with fewer than 100 employees. 
B)  in autocratic organizational cultures. 
C)  where the work involves performing a service rather than making a product. 
D)  where supervisors previously worked in high-involvement workplaces. 
E)  in all of these situations.

Question 6

The primary objective of team building is to:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Social loafing is more common among people with collectivist values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

stages of team development that your team will probably experience after the new recruits join the team.Your answer should recognize that only half of your corporate investment team members are new; the others have been with the team for more than one year.

Accepted Answer

Students can describe any three of the f

Question 9

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 10

SDWTs tend to be more useful where:

Accepted Answer

A)  employees perform identical tasks. 
B)  employees require direct supervision to motivate them. 
C)  employees perform tasks that are independent of each other. 
D)  all of these conditions exist. 
E)  none of these conditions exist. 
A)  employees perform identical tasks. 
B)  employees require direct supervision to motivate them. 
C)  employees perform tasks that are independent of each other. 
D)  all of these conditions exist. 
E)  none of these conditions exist.

Question 11

Diverse teams take longer to become high performance teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Norms are the informal rules and standards established by a team to regulate the behaviour of its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In a meeting,you have been espousing the benefits of virtual teams,when Alex,your supervisor,interrupts to offer his opinion that the concept of 'virtual teams' is just a fad that doesn't deserve further discussion.In order to convince him that his opinion about virtual teams is misinformed,define what virtual team are and discuss three reasons why the reliance on these types of teams will continue to grow in the future.

Accepted Answer

Virtual teams are teams whose members op

Question 15

Team building should be viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a medical inoculation. 
B)  a quick jump-start to the team's development. 
C)  a necessary practice for selecting team leaders. 
D)  Team building should be viewed as all of these. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  a medical inoculation. 
B)  a quick jump-start to the team's development. 
C)  a necessary practice for selecting team leaders. 
D)  Team building should be viewed as all of these. 
E)  None of these.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Electronic brainstorming tends to reduce the adverse effects of evaluation apprehension and production blocking which tend to occur in traditional team decision-making sessions.Explain how these two concepts adversely affect traditional team decision making and why they are less likely to occur in electronic brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

Evaluation apprehension is the tendency

Question 18

You have been given the unique opportunity to develop a 'greenfield' site for a new production facility.A greenfield site means that the entire operation is new,including employees,structure and practices.You want to ensure that the new plant supports self-directed work teams,unlike other company facilities which mainly focus on individual performance.Describe four different elements of the organizational and team environment that you need to consider that influence team effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Students should describe any four of the

Question 19

Team building is often ineffective because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the activity is usually chosen without properly diagnosing the team's needs. 
B)  the activity occurs over a long period of time, whereas it should occur in a few intense days. 
C)  the activity tends to occur on the job, whereas effective team building removes employees from their familiar workplace. 
D)  companies provide many types of team building in different situations, whereas all teams should have the same team building activities. 
E)  all of these statements explain why team building is often ineffective. 
A)  the activity is usually chosen without properly diagnosing the team's needs. 
B)  the activity occurs over a long period of time, whereas it should occur in a few intense days. 
C)  the activity tends to occur on the job, whereas effective team building removes employees from their familiar workplace. 
D)  companies provide many types of team building in different situations, whereas all teams should have the same team building activities. 
E)  all of these statements explain why team building is often ineffective.

Question 20

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 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 a team. 
E)  Never, because work teams never include all employees from the same department.

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

The motivation to be part of an informal group is influenced mainly by the drive to:

Which foundation of trust exists when an employee has negative expectations about the employer's intentions and believes the employer will adversely affect the employee's well-being?

Social loafing can be minimized by doing which of the following?

Self-directed work teams are more difficult to apply:

The primary objective of team building is to:

Social loafing is more common among people with collectivist values.

stages of team development that your team will probably experience after the new recruits join the team.Your answer should recognize that only half of your corporate investment team members are new; the others have been with the team for more than one year.

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

SDWTs tend to be more useful where:

Diverse teams take longer to become high performance teams.

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

Norms are the informal rules and standards established by a team to regulate the behaviour of its members.

Team building should be viewed as:

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

Team building is often ineffective because:

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

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

The motivation to be part of an informal group is influenced mainly by the drive to:

Which foundation of trust exists when an employee has negative expectations about the employer's intentions and believes the employer will adversely affect the employee's well-being?

Social loafing can be minimized by doing which of the following?

Self-directed work teams are more difficult to apply:

The primary objective of team building is to:

Social loafing is more common among people with collectivist values.

stages of team development that your team will probably experience after the new recruits join the team.Your answer should recognize that only half of your corporate investment team members are new; the others have been with the team for more than one year.

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

SDWTs tend to be more useful where:

Diverse teams take longer to become high performance teams.

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

Norms are the informal rules and standards established by a team to regulate the behaviour of its members.

Team building should be viewed as:

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

Team building is often ineffective because:

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

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change Additional Cases

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