Exam 9: Work Teams and Groups

Which term is synonymous with an emergent group?

Which term is synonymous with the concept of "interpersonal glue"?

Demographic dissimilarity may have positive or negative effects in teams and on team members.

A group member who becomes a social loafer may negatively affect cohesiveness.

Role and status structures tend to be highly defined and relatively unchanged in a fully developed mature group.

As a member of a quality circle,you frequently check with other members to make sure all are focused on the same problem and that everyone has opportunities to contribute.What group maintenance function are you performing?

Team members are unclear about individual roles and responsibilities.What stage is this typical of?

Which of the following best summarizes a team?

What are all work teams?

The standards that a work group uses to evaluate the behaviour of its members are its norms of behaviour.

What is the impact of dissimilarity on teams and team members?

What is an example of behaviour norms expected within work groups?

According to Tuckman,a group goes through predictable stages of development after it is developed.

Psychological intimacy and integrated involvement need to be achieved in the same team or group.

The presence of a wild turkey in the top management team can be a particularly negative force.

Which of the following would most likely cause people to engage in immoral acts,or even violent behaviour,even though they are committed members of their group?

In which stage of group development does the leader need to adopt a coaching style due to team challenges?

What term indicates a skill that will contribute to more effective empowerment within a team?

Informal groups do not go through the same stages of group development that formal groups go through.

The most critical process skill for empowerment is goal setting.