Exam 11: Team Characteristics and Processes

Which of the following is not a type of team presented in the text?

High _______ interdependence also implies that team members depend on the performance of other team members for the rewards that they receive.

Which of these exists when team members have a shared vision of the team's goal and align their individual goals with that vision as a result?

Which of these taskwork processes involves activities with individuals and groups other than those who are considered part of the team?

Which of these involves a face-to-face meeting of team members in which each offers as many ideas as possible about some focal problem or issue?

Define boundary spanning and describe the activities involved in this taskwork process.Provide an example of each activity.

Mission analysis,goal specifications,and strategy formulation are examples of which of these teamwork processes?

At Taser Sport,Inc.(TSI),Tammy,a member of the marketing team,recently met with Mike from Research and Development to learn about new technology and materials that were being experimented with at TSI and other companies in the industry.This is an example of which of these boundary spanning activities?

In highly cohesive teams,when members try to maintain harmony by striving toward consensus on issues without ever offering,seeking,or seriously considering alternative viewpoints and perspectives,it refers to:

Harry is engaging in which boundary spanning processes?

Which of these refer to the level of common understanding among team members with regard to important aspects of the team and its tasks?

If the team member in charge of marketing does not gather information necessary to help the team understand the desires and needs of the client,it reflects which of these factors of effective decisions?

In a project team at ABC International,everyone focuses on his or her specialty and what they do best,members know exactly where they can go to get information when there are gaps in their knowledge,and this team produces synergistic results.This shows that the project team at ABC has had an effective:

Blue Teams at Mints International are examples of which of these teams?

Training team members in the duties and responsibilities of their teammates is referred to as:

Once a group has been formed and the purpose of the meeting outlined,the nominal group technique next requires that:

According to research,the overall level of members' agreeableness in a team may be even more important than members' conscientiousness.

A high degree of _______ interdependence exists when team members share in the rewards that the team earns.

According to research,potency has _______ impact on team performance.

Whereas _______ teams focus on the accomplishment of core operational-level production and service tasks,_______ teams participate in on-going administrative and coordinating tasks that affect the entire organization.