Exam 11: Effective Team Management

Blue Bay International has formed a virtual team to improve quality in its five plants,which are located across three continents.In order to give this team the best chance of succeeding,what could the management do?

Discuss how teams and groups contribute to increasing innovation.

Another name for a task force is a(n):

The greater the number of managers in charge of a team,the greater the chances of social loafing.

In terms of group performance,the idea that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts" is the fundamental point in the concept of:

Task forces are sometimes referred to as standing committees.

Which of the following is MOST likely to result in high performance by a group?

When there is high conformity and low deviance in a group,the group's performance is likely to be:

Which of the following is required by the group to ensure that it can control members' behavior and channel it in the direction of high performance and group goal accomplishment?

Explain the five stages of group development.

Close ties between the members of the group typically are formed during which stage of group development?

A team can be cross-functional though the members belong to different departments.

Teams that are composed of members from different cultures are known as cross-functional teams.

A group of managers works very hard to be sure that they agree on important issues instead of working toward an accurate assessment of the situation.Which of the following best describes this scenario?

Whenever possible,the top management team should ensure that the element of diversity is maintained.

Generally,groups must "storm" before they can "form."

Deviance is functional for a group when:

A new product development team for Fountain Cards Limited includes an artist whose job it is to draw the illustrations that will accompany new cards.This artist is acting according to his/her:

What can a manager do to discourage social loafing in a group?

Groups that managers form to achieve organizational goals are known as formal groups.