Question 1

Akram has learned in an OB course that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  team spirit always spurs individual effort and enhances the group's overall productivity 
B)  groups composed of all men or all women are the most effective groups, in general 
C)  large groups are better at taking action 
D)  small groups are good for developing ideas 
E)  social loafing is the tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working collectively 
A)  team spirit always spurs individual effort and enhances the group's overall productivity 
B)  groups composed of all men or all women are the most effective groups, in general 
C)  large groups are better at taking action 
D)  small groups are good for developing ideas 
E)  social loafing is the tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working collectively E

Question 2

List and briefly describe the stages in the five-stage model of group development.

Accepted Answer

The five-stage group development model characterizes groups as proceeding through five distinct stages: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.
a) Forming is characterized by a great deal of uncertainty about the group's purpose, structure, and leadership. Members are testing the waters to determine what types of behavior are acceptable.
b) In the storming stage, members accept the existence of the group, but there is resistance to the constraints that the group imposes on individuality. There is conflict over who will control the group.
c) The third stage is one in which close relationships develop and the group demonstrates cohesiveness. There is now a strong sense of group identify and camaraderie. This norming stage is complete when the group structure solidifies and the group has assimilated a common set of expectations of what defines correct member behavior.
d) The fourth stage is performing. The structure at this point is fully functional and accepted. Group energy has moved from getting to know and understand each other to performing the task at hand.
e) In the adjourning stage, the group prepares for its disbandment. High task performance is no longer the group's top priority. Instead, attention is directed toward wrapping up activities.

Question 3

What is brainstorming?

Accepted Answer

A)  a process used mainly when group members cannot agree on a solution 
B)  a process for generating ideas 
C)  a technique used to build group cohesiveness 
D)  the most effective means of generating answers 
E)  a technique that tends to restrict independent thinking 
A)  a process used mainly when group members cannot agree on a solution 
B)  a process for generating ideas 
C)  a technique used to build group cohesiveness 
D)  the most effective means of generating answers 
E)  a technique that tends to restrict independent thinking B

Question 4

The stages of group development occur sequentially and never simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the five stages of group development?

Accepted Answer

A)  introduction, development, production, deterioration, adjournment 
B)  forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning 
C)  generation, implementation, construction, production, termination 
D)  initiation, evolution, maturation, degeneration, termination 
E)  acting, reacting, enacting, impacting, acting 
A)  introduction, development, production, deterioration, adjournment 
B)  forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning 
C)  generation, implementation, construction, production, termination 
D)  initiation, evolution, maturation, degeneration, termination 
E)  acting, reacting, enacting, impacting, acting

Question 6

Which one of the following group types is organizationally determined?

Accepted Answer

A)  authority 
B)  task 
C)  social 
D)  work 
E)  job 
A)  authority 
B)  task 
C)  social 
D)  work 
E)  job

Question 7

Temporary groups with deadlines tend to follow the __________model.

Accepted Answer

A)  punctuated equilibrium 
B)  cluster variance 
C)  frantic action 
D)  sociometry 
E)  five-stage group development 
A)  punctuated equilibrium 
B)  cluster variance 
C)  frantic action 
D)  sociometry 
E)  five-stage group development

Question 8

After which stage of a group's development has the group formed a common set of expectations of member behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  norming 
B)  storming 
C)  development 
D)  maturation 
E)  forming 
A)  norming 
B)  storming 
C)  development 
D)  maturation 
E)  forming

Question 9

Group decisions are more likely to be accepted than individual decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are four common classes of norms?

Accepted Answer

a) The most common class of norms is per

Question 11

People generally cannot shift roles quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A command group is composed of the individuals who report directly to a given manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Differentiate between formal and informal groups.

Accepted Answer

Formal groups are those defined by the o

Question 14

What result can groupshift have on the decisions a group makes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are generally riskier. 
B)  They are made by groups rather than individuals. 
C)  They are less effective. 
D)  They are objectively incorrect. 
E)  They are made more quickly. 
A)  They are generally riskier. 
B)  They are made by groups rather than individuals. 
C)  They are less effective. 
D)  They are objectively incorrect. 
E)  They are made more quickly.

Question 15

Physically isolating a group will make it more cohesive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A local government work-crew cleans up parks and other public spaces. In this crew the dirtiest jobs are generally given to the newest members, while the more senior members of the crew tend to do little except draw their pay. What is the class of norms that encompasses arrangements like this?

Accepted Answer

A)  performance. 
B)  appearance 
C)  confluence 
D)  financial rewards 
E)  resource allocation 
A)  performance. 
B)  appearance 
C)  confluence 
D)  financial rewards 
E)  resource allocation

Question 17

Explain the psychological contract.

Accepted Answer

The psychological contract is the unwrit

Question 18

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making.
-You should expect a weakness of group decision making to be__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased risky shift 
B)  employees will be less accepting of the group decision 
C)  less complete knowledge 
D)  the decision will probably be a lower quality decision 
E)  more time will be used to make the decision 
A)  decreased risky shift 
B)  employees will be less accepting of the group decision 
C)  less complete knowledge 
D)  the decision will probably be a lower quality decision 
E)  more time will be used to make the decision

Question 19

You decide that your company's choice of which new product to manufacture needs to have widespread acceptance and that this decision needs to be of the highest quality possible. Having read the literature on decision making, you believe that this choice needs to be made by a group of your best managers.
-You have decided to use the nominal group technique. Which is true about this method?

Accepted Answer

A)  This method is good for encouraging independent thinking. 
B)  This method requires a great deal of face-to-face interaction. 
C)  This method is good for processing ideas rapidly. 
D)  This method is good for building group cohesiveness. 
E)  This method is an inexpensive means for generating a large number of ideas. 
A)  This method is good for encouraging independent thinking. 
B)  This method requires a great deal of face-to-face interaction. 
C)  This method is good for processing ideas rapidly. 
D)  This method is good for building group cohesiveness. 
E)  This method is an inexpensive means for generating a large number of ideas.

Question 20

Which stage in group development is most characterized by uncertainty?

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  introduction 
C)  norming 
D)  storming 
E)  evolution 
A)  forming 
B)  introduction 
C)  norming 
D)  storming 
E)  evolution

Akram has learned in an OB course that __________.

List and briefly describe the stages in the five-stage model of group development.

What is brainstorming?

The stages of group development occur sequentially and never simultaneously.

What are the five stages of group development?

Which one of the following group types is organizationally determined?

Temporary groups with deadlines tend to follow the __________model.

After which stage of a group's development has the group formed a common set of expectations of member behaviors?

Group decisions are more likely to be accepted than individual decisions.

What are four common classes of norms?

People generally cannot shift roles quickly.

A command group is composed of the individuals who report directly to a given manager.

Differentiate between formal and informal groups.

What result can groupshift have on the decisions a group makes?

Physically isolating a group will make it more cohesive.

A local government work-crew cleans up parks and other public spaces. In this crew the dirtiest jobs are generally given to the newest members, while the more senior members of the crew tend to do little except draw their pay. What is the class of norms that encompasses arrangements like this?

Explain the psychological contract.

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. -You should expect a weakness of group decision making to be__________ .

Which stage in group development is most characterized by uncertainty?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

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Exam 6: Foundations of Group Behavior

Akram has learned in an OB course that __________.

List and briefly describe the stages in the five-stage model of group development.

What is brainstorming?

The stages of group development occur sequentially and never simultaneously.

What are the five stages of group development?

Which one of the following group types is organizationally determined?

Temporary groups with deadlines tend to follow the __________model.

After which stage of a group's development has the group formed a common set of expectations of member behaviors?

Group decisions are more likely to be accepted than individual decisions.

What are four common classes of norms?

People generally cannot shift roles quickly.

A command group is composed of the individuals who report directly to a given manager.

Differentiate between formal and informal groups.

What result can groupshift have on the decisions a group makes?

Physically isolating a group will make it more cohesive.

A local government work-crew cleans up parks and other public spaces. In this crew the dirtiest jobs are generally given to the newest members, while the more senior members of the crew tend to do little except draw their pay. What is the class of norms that encompasses arrangements like this?

Explain the psychological contract.

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. -You should expect a weakness of group decision making to be__________ .

Which stage in group development is most characterized by uncertainty?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

Filters