Exam 7: The Nature of Teams

Research shows that teams tend to make less risky decisions than individuals.

The __________ stage of team development is the point at which the team really begins to come together as a coordinated unit.

Social loafing occurs when a person's position within the group is equivalent in status to positions held outside of the group.

As a team gets larger, all of the following things tend to happen EXCEPT:

__________ occurs when a person's position within the group is equivalent in status to positions held outside of the group.

FIRO-B theory suggests that groups whose members have compatible needs are likely to be more effective than groups whose members have incompatible needs.

The head of a formal group serves a linchpin role that ties the group horizontally and vertically with the rest of the organization.

The five stages of team development include all of the following EXCEPT:

The FIRO-B theory suggests that teams whose members have __________ needs are likely to be more effective than teams whose members are more __________.

Self-managed teams largely eliminate __________.

Jack, Raj, Brenda, and Jamira have natural affinities for one another. They tend to work together, sit together, take breaks together, and even do things together outside of the workplace. This is an example of which is these groups?

A study reported by Rutgers University professor Donald McCabe found that 86 percent of MBA students reported cheating by plagiarizing, downloading essays from the Web, and more.

During the norming stage of team development, coalitions or cliques may form as individuals compete to impose their preferences on the team and to achieve a desired status position.

The five stages of team development are forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.

When a team's members believe that their participation and experiences are positive and meet important personal needs, the __________ characteristic of team effectiveness is being demonstrated.

In the forming stage of team development, members are interested in getting to know each other and discovering what is considered acceptable behavior, in determining the real task of the team, and in defining team rules.

Teams that recommend things consist of people with formal responsibility for leading other groups.

__________ occurs when team members are trained to perform more than one job on the team.

The ________stage of the team development process is sometimes called total integration.

The optimal size for teams is between ten and fifteen members.