Question 1

As group size increases, social loafing decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Managers can take advantage of the potential for synergy in groups by composing the group with members who have complementary skills and knowledge relevant to the group's work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of task forces?

Accepted Answer

A) Task forces that are relatively permanent are often referred to as ad hoc committees. 
B) Task forces are composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another. 
C) Task forces are committees of managers or nonmanagerial employees from various departments or divisions who meet to solve a specific, mutual problem. 
D) Task forces are groups that managers or nonmanagerial employees form to help achieve their own goals or meet their own needs. 
E) A group of interns who work in a hospital and have lunch together twice a week constitute a task force. 
A) Task forces that are relatively permanent are often referred to as ad hoc committees. 
B) Task forces are composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another. 
C) Task forces are committees of managers or nonmanagerial employees from various departments or divisions who meet to solve a specific, mutual problem. 
D) Task forces are groups that managers or nonmanagerial employees form to help achieve their own goals or meet their own needs. 
E) A group of interns who work in a hospital and have lunch together twice a week constitute a task force.

Question 4

The members of a cross-functional team have an informal agreement that whenever a team member goes out of town on business, that team member will leave a phone number where he or she can be reached by the other members of the team.This arrangement is known as

Accepted Answer

A) a virtual norm. 
B) a group norm. 
C) a virtual role. 
D) a group role. 
E) a group law. 
A) a virtual norm. 
B) a group norm. 
C) a virtual role. 
D) a group role. 
E) a group law.

Question 5

Clinton's manager appointed him leader of a marketing group because Clinton emerged naturally as a team leader in a previous assignment.Clinton is now referred to as a(n) _____ leader.

Accepted Answer

A) charismatic 
B) recognized 
C) traditional 
D) formal 
E) informal 
A) charismatic 
B) recognized 
C) traditional 
D) formal 
E) informal

Question 6

Which of the following is a consequence of group cohesiveness?

Accepted Answer

A) effectively managed diversity 
B) group identity and healthy competition 
C) group size 
D) level of conformity to group norms 
E) success 
A) effectively managed diversity 
B) group identity and healthy competition 
C) group size 
D) level of conformity to group norms 
E) success

Question 7

__________ is performance gains that result when individuals and departments coordinate their actions.

Accepted Answer

A) Synergy 
B) Conformance 
C) Deviance 
D) Groupthink 
E) Social loafing 
A) Synergy 
B) Conformance 
C) Deviance 
D) Groupthink 
E) Social loafing

Question 8

Describe a top management team.Assess the importance of composing a top management team that is cross-functional and has diversity?

Accepted Answer

Top management teams are responsible for

Question 9

Leaders that emerge naturally from a group are called informal leaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss why diversity is important for top-management teams.

Accepted Answer

In forming their top-management teams, C

Question 11

A computer manufacturing company employs many workers in different locations to produce certain computer mechanisms.The workers are involved in a _____ task interdependence.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) pooled 
C) reciprocal 
D) sequential 
E) virtual 
A) social 
B) pooled 
C) reciprocal 
D) sequential 
E) virtual

Question 12

An assembly line is an arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product being assembled passes consecutively from one process to another in a particular order until completed.From this definition of an assembly line, it can be inferred that an assembly line group exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A) pooled task interdependence. 
B) a virtual team format. 
C) a top-management team format. 
D) reciprocal task interdependence. 
E) sequential task interdependence. 
A) pooled task interdependence. 
B) a virtual team format. 
C) a top-management team format. 
D) reciprocal task interdependence. 
E) sequential task interdependence.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about a command group?

Accepted Answer

A) A command group is an example of an informal group. 
B) A command group is composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another. 
C) A group of interns who work in a hospital and have lunch together twice a week constitute a command group. 
D) A command group is composed of the CEO, the president, and the heads of the most important departments. 
E) Subordinates who report to the same supervisor compose a command group. 
A) A command group is an example of an informal group. 
B) A command group is composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another. 
C) A group of interns who work in a hospital and have lunch together twice a week constitute a command group. 
D) A command group is composed of the CEO, the president, and the heads of the most important departments. 
E) Subordinates who report to the same supervisor compose a command group.

Question 14

Environment-conscious members of an organization have taken up an initiative to reduce the number of styrofoam cups and sheets of paper used by the company.They organize meetings by themselves on a weekly basis where they discuss methods of making their company more eco-friendly.The members, in this case, constitute a(n) _____ group.

Accepted Answer

A) virtual 
B) formal 
C) command 
D) interest 
E) friendship 
A) virtual 
B) formal 
C) command 
D) interest 
E) friendship

Question 15

All teams are groups, and all groups are teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the advantages of using teams for innovation.What is the role of managers in promoting innovation?

Accepted Answer

Using teams to innovate has several adva

Question 17

Managers need to empower self-managed teams, provide sufficient autonomy to them, and ensure that its members are motivated in the _____ stage of group development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Discuss the five stages of group development.

Accepted Answer

In the first stage, forming, members try

Question 19

The CEO of ABC Company forms a top-management team to develop the strategic marketing plan for the organization and selects members who possess different expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience.The team, in this case, has been created with emphasis mainly on

Accepted Answer

A) diversity. 
B) individualism. 
C) groupthink. 
D) social loafing. 
E) autocracy. 
A) diversity. 
B) individualism. 
C) groupthink. 
D) social loafing. 
E) autocracy.

Question 20

The manager of a sales group has presented the weekly target on the number of sales her group must achieve.For this particular target to be achieved, she decides to reward the members of her group solely based on the number of sales each member makes.The type of task dependency that will exist in this case is _____ task interdependence.

Accepted Answer

A) sequential 
B) ordered 
C) pooled 
D) simultaneous 
E) reciprocal 
A) sequential 
B) ordered 
C) pooled 
D) simultaneous 
E) reciprocal

As group size increases, social loafing decreases.

Managers can take advantage of the potential for synergy in groups by composing the group with members who have complementary skills and knowledge relevant to the group's work.

Which of the following statements is true of task forces?

The members of a cross-functional team have an informal agreement that whenever a team member goes out of town on business, that team member will leave a phone number where he or she can be reached by the other members of the team.This arrangement is known as

Clinton's manager appointed him leader of a marketing group because Clinton emerged naturally as a team leader in a previous assignment.Clinton is now referred to as a(n) _____ leader.

Which of the following is a consequence of group cohesiveness?

__________ is performance gains that result when individuals and departments coordinate their actions.

Describe a top management team.Assess the importance of composing a top management team that is cross-functional and has diversity?

Leaders that emerge naturally from a group are called informal leaders.

Discuss why diversity is important for top-management teams.

A computer manufacturing company employs many workers in different locations to produce certain computer mechanisms.The workers are involved in a _____ task interdependence.

An assembly line is an arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product being assembled passes consecutively from one process to another in a particular order until completed.From this definition of an assembly line, it can be inferred that an assembly line group exemplifies

Which of the following statements is true about a command group?

All teams are groups, and all groups are teams.

Discuss the advantages of using teams for innovation.What is the role of managers in promoting innovation?

Managers need to empower self-managed teams, provide sufficient autonomy to them, and ensure that its members are motivated in the _____ stage of group development.

Discuss the five stages of group development.

The CEO of ABC Company forms a top-management team to develop the strategic marketing plan for the organization and selects members who possess different expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience.The team, in this case, has been created with emphasis mainly on

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Exam 15: Effective Groups and Teams

As group size increases, social loafing decreases.

Managers can take advantage of the potential for synergy in groups by composing the group with members who have complementary skills and knowledge relevant to the group's work.

Which of the following statements is true of task forces?

The members of a cross-functional team have an informal agreement that whenever a team member goes out of town on business, that team member will leave a phone number where he or she can be reached by the other members of the team.This arrangement is known as

Clinton's manager appointed him leader of a marketing group because Clinton emerged naturally as a team leader in a previous assignment.Clinton is now referred to as a(n) _____ leader.

Which of the following is a consequence of group cohesiveness?

__________ is performance gains that result when individuals and departments coordinate their actions.

Describe a top management team.Assess the importance of composing a top management team that is cross-functional and has diversity?

Leaders that emerge naturally from a group are called informal leaders.

Discuss why diversity is important for top-management teams.

A computer manufacturing company employs many workers in different locations to produce certain computer mechanisms.The workers are involved in a _____ task interdependence.

An assembly line is an arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product being assembled passes consecutively from one process to another in a particular order until completed.From this definition of an assembly line, it can be inferred that an assembly line group exemplifies

Which of the following statements is true about a command group?

All teams are groups, and all groups are teams.

Discuss the advantages of using teams for innovation.What is the role of managers in promoting innovation?

Managers need to empower self-managed teams, provide sufficient autonomy to them, and ensure that its members are motivated in the _____ stage of group development.

Discuss the five stages of group development.

The CEO of ABC Company forms a top-management team to develop the strategic marketing plan for the organization and selects members who possess different expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience.The team, in this case, has been created with emphasis mainly on

Managers and Managing

The Evolution of Management

Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager As a Person

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Managing in the Global Environment

Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

The Manager As a Planner and a Strategist

Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

Motivation Performance

Leadership

Promoting Effective Communication

Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

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