Exam 8: Team and Work Group Communication

From the point of view of Lipman-Blumen et al (1999) in the theory of groups, organisations should:

Supervisory groups are critical to the effectiveness of self-managing work teams.

Knowing how to use the diversity of cultures in teams and groups will:

The nature of teamwork is best described as being based on

The communication climate of the group has a significant effect on the effectiveness of the group.

According to Wageman (1997), the key principle behind self-managing teams is that:

The purpose of the participation technique of attending is:

In the theory of teams and groups in communication practice, the informal group is known as:

Gender equality in the workplace is achieved when people are able to access and enjoy the same rewards, resources and opportunities regardless of gender.

Teamwork means people work together to accomplish a common goal.

The role of teams is to make decisions, plan, achieve goals, reflect on and assess its own performance and to plan again if necessary.

Dyer and colleagues (2013) have presented the four Cs of team performance. Which 'C' is referred to when discussing a team's abilities to problem solve and manage conflict?

Diversity of backgrounds, experiences and approaches is uncommon in cross-functional teams.

Ways of doing things imposed from the top down can be taken as an unsuccessful project in the theory of teams and groups.

The information seeker and information giver are maintenance-related functions rather than task-related functions.

According to Bertcher (1994) to get the job done, team members need to engage in two kinds of interdependent behaviours. These are

Virtual teams interact and collaborate in the physical location of their company's building .

The desired outcome of communication within a group is that everyone feels included, at every stage of team development.

What is the name given to a leader who shares the decision-making role with their team members?

The number of changes currently affecting organisations makes it unlikely that any one person will be trained to have the full set of skills needed to complete every task.