Exam 12: Work Groups and Work Teams

Which of the following is NOT a specific property of a work team mentioned in the text?

Five students study together for every examination.These five students constitute a(n)

Groupthink refers to the tendency for groups to

At his other job John was the most popular guy on the team.Six months ago John was assigned to a new work group at New Millennium Enterprises.He continually out performs all of the other members of his new work group.Recently the other members of the group have begun to avoid John during break times and stop all conversations when he walks into the room.Why has John's popularity status changed?

Your instructor is interested in determining whether students perform better when working in work groups or alone.He takes the scores of a group of students that studied and took the tests alone and compares them to a group of students who studied and took the test as a group.The nominal group would be expected to

Your manager has just informed your department that a new directive has created the formation of health circles at your place of employment.He claims that these groups will benefit employees improve health and well-being.Does the research on quality circles support his statements?

Which of the following statements about process loss is FALSE?

Janis (1972)says groupthink can be avoided by

Groups of employees who meet periodically to discuss problems and propose solutions relevant to their jobs are called

Which of the following statements about team building is TRUE?

Groupthink was NOT a factor in

Zajonc (1965)explained the findings of Triplett (1897)and others on how the presence of an audience influences performance.According to Zajonc's explanation,if you are a highly skilled dancer you can maximize your performance by

When people do not put forth as much effort in a cooperative group as they would if they were working alone,we say they have demonstrated

The strength of an individual's involvement in a team refers to

Your manager has just informed your department that a new directive has created the formation of quality circles at your place of employment.He claims that these groups will benefit employees and the organization since job satisfaction and job performance will increase.Does the research on quality circles support his statements?

Your manager has just informed your department that a new directive has created the formation of autonomous work teams at your place of employment.He claims that these groups will benefit employees and the organization since job satisfaction and job performance will increase.Does the research on autonomous work teams support his statements?

You recently joined a study group for your biology class.Prior to joining the study group you read and took notes on each chapter before attending class.Since joining the group,you only take notes on the portion of the chapter that you must explain to the group and rely on the photocopies of your groupmates notes for the remaining sections.Your behavior could be classified as

Your instructor assigns each member of the class to a work group and then gives a task that requires the group to work together.The grade on the task is the sum of the combined performance of the individual members' outputs.This type of task is known as

A group that is cohesive is a committed group.

Your manager has just informed your department that a new directive has created the formation of quality circles at your place of employment.He claims that these groups will meet periodically to discuss ways to improve health and well-being.Your organization is implementing a: