Exam 10: Working in Groups

In terms of the 4-M Model of Leadership Effectiveness, what leadership function is characterized by a leader who is well-organized and fully- prepared for all meetings, helps solve task-related and procedural problems, and knows when to monitor and intervene to improve group performance?

When you assume or are appointed to a leadership role, you should accept the fact that some of your decisions will be unpopular and some may even turn out to be wrong.

Participating in virtual groups can be difficult because

According to your textbook, which of the following strategies can help you and your group deal with self-centered members?

Hidden agendas occur when a group's leader decides not to use an agenda as an organizational tool for a meeting.

When group members experience primary tension, members rarely interrupt one another and are very polite.

It is better for a group leader to avoid making any decision if the outcome has the potential to be detrimental.

According to Situational Leadership Theory, relationship-motivated leaders perform best in extremes-such as when the situation is highly structured or when it is almost out of control for lack of structure.

Vu tries to maintain strict control over the Spring Festival planning committee. He insists on controlling the direction and outcome of the committee's discussion. Which leadership style is Vu using?

The group member who speaks first and most often is more likely to emerge as the group's leader.

Trait Leadership Theory suggests that democracies are always best.

When you work closely with group members, your communication choices may have ethical consequences that extend well beyond the group itself.

Even though Wayne is chairperson of the finance committee, he does little or nothing to help the group. He tends to let the group take charge of all decisions and actions. Which leadership style is Wayne using?

"I checked with the reference librarian and she said . . ." This statement would most likely be made by a group member functioning in which of the following roles?

In problem-solving groups with more than fifteen members, coordination and control become difficult.

In a group symposium, group members interact with one another on a common topic for the benefit of an audience.

_______________ occurs when members' private goals conflict with the group's common goals and represent what people really want rather than what they say they want.

The Styles Theory of Leadership identifies a collection of specific behaviors that constitute three distinct styles: autocratic, democratic, and relationship-motivated leadership.

Which leadership theory is based on the assumption that leaders are born, not made?

Your textbook contends that effective groups learn to balance individual goals and