Exam 8: Foundations of Group Behaviour

Antisocial actions by organisational members that intentionally violate established norms and that result in negative consequences for the organisation,its members or both,are referred to as:

If your group must be fast at completing the task,which size should be most effective?

According to the punctuated-equilibrium model,all of the following are true about groups EXCEPT:

During which stage of a group's development is there a likely chance of intragroup conflict within the group?

Your organisation is considering the use of team decision making.You have read the literature on decision making extensively and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. You should expect to find that group:

Group cohesiveness is increased with each of the following EXCEPT when:

Astro Inc.is reorganising and your new work group begins working together on Monday morning.Your university course in organisational behaviour contained information about the stages of group development,and your supervisor has asked your advice about the predictable stages of group development. You should warn your supervisor that in the first stage of group development,the team members will probably:

Groups usually make riskier decisions than do individuals.

Which group decision-making type is the most productive in terms of ideas?

___________ is a socially defined position or rank given to groups or group members by others.

We can be counted on to select roles in our lives that are in harmony with one another.

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the five-stage group development model?

Groups that are more focused on performance than on learning are in danger of:

Explain the psychological contract.

Group productivity is optimum when performance norms are ________ and cohesiveness is ________.

Max manages a small factory producing electronic smoke detectors.After reading about the Hawthorne studies,he realises that worker productivity can be increased. If Max reduces the light intensity in his factory,what will he achieve?

A ________ is a set of expected behaviour patterns associated with a particular position in a social unit.

By the end of which stage of a group's development has the group formed a common sense of expectations of member behaviours?

How others believe you should act in a given situation is a:

Norms that dictate assignment of difficult jobs and allocation of new tools and equipment are norms dealing with: