Exam 10: Groups and Teams

Research indicates that all of the following skills are highly desirable if team members are to be effective except:

It is possible to have low group cohesiveness even when the member's goals agree with those of the formal organization.

In work groups,the most common norm relates to _______________.

Giving teams the leeway to develop their own work procedures can help promote their success.

The enacted role is the set of behaviors that a person in a position believes he or she should enact.

Group norms are formed only with respect to things that have significance for the group.

Why is it important to understand the group development process?

Proximity makes it easier to determine areas of common attraction.

Name the three minimum requirements that must be met for a group to exist.

List the stages of group development.

If a group is highly cohesive but has goals that are not congruent with those of the formal organization,then group behavior will probably be considered _______________ by the sponsoring organization.

What does "proximity" mean,as it relates to groups and teams?

During the _______________ stage,the group structure is set,the roles of each member are understood and accepted,and the group focuses its energies and efforts on accomplishing the tasks it has accepted.

Groups suffering from groupthink display all of the following characteristics except:

Status and _______________ are so similar that the terms are often used interchangeably.

_______________ developed the concept of "groupthink."

Group norms must be formally stated in order to be known by all group members.

The group development stage of _______________ is characterized by uncertainty about the purpose,structure,and leadership of the group.

According to the text,perhaps the most important characteristic of a good team member is _______________.

In some organizations,R&D teams have been set up to expedite innovation and creative new product design.Originally coined by a Lockheed engineer during World War II,such groups are referred to as: