Question 1

Advice on how to survive team projects in college includes:

Accepted Answer

A) Do whatever it takes to get the job done even if it means you do all the work yourself. 
B) Don't share your very best ideas with the group until they can be trusted. 
C) Draw up a team charter. 
D) Once a conflict comes up, meet with your team members and decide how it should be resolved. 
A) Do whatever it takes to get the job done even if it means you do all the work yourself. 
B) Don't share your very best ideas with the group until they can be trusted. 
C) Draw up a team charter. 
D) Once a conflict comes up, meet with your team members and decide how it should be resolved.

Question 2

Summarize the advice on how to survive group work in college.

Accepted Answer

Draw up a team charter that spells out r

Question 3

Discuss the difference between internal and external communication.

Accepted Answer

Organizational communication flows throu

Question 4

Discuss the ways in which organizations benefit from effective communication.

Accepted Answer

Businesses benefit in several ways when

Question 5

Teams have key characteristics that include:

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of lack authority to make decisions that will help them pursue their 
B) team members who are individually responsible for achieving team goals. 
C) team members that change constantly. 
D) team members that operate in a social context. 
A) the lack of lack authority to make decisions that will help them pursue their 
B) team members who are individually responsible for achieving team goals. 
C) team members that change constantly. 
D) team members that operate in a social context.

Question 6

Good communicators are able to compose and send e-mails and have the ability to adapt messages to different receivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Dale Carnegie created a four-step process for preparing and delivering presentations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Task facilitators are especially valuable when:

Accepted Answer

A) people on the team aren't getting along. 
B) group cohesiveness needs to be improved. 
C) consensus needs to be built. 
D) assignments are not clear or progress is slow. 
A) people on the team aren't getting along. 
B) group cohesiveness needs to be improved. 
C) consensus needs to be built. 
D) assignments are not clear or progress is slow.

Question 9

An organization's formal communication network consists of all communications that flow along its official lines of authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The tendency to conform to group pressure in making decisions is called groupthink.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Companies build and support teams because:

Accepted Answer

A) teams reduce the number of people needed to make decisions. 
B) teams increase overall work performance. 
C) teams are always effective. 
D) employees enjoy being on teams. 
A) teams reduce the number of people needed to make decisions. 
B) teams increase overall work performance. 
C) teams are always effective. 
D) employees enjoy being on teams.

Question 12

When using slides in a presentation it is important to detail all of the information you intend to cover on each slide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Recently, major organizations have begun to rely less on teams and more on individuals to improve operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When it comes to teams, there is no such thing as too much group cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding manager-led teams?

Accepted Answer

A) Team leaders are in charge of setting team goals, assigning tasks, and monitoring performance. 
B) Team members are in charge of making all important decisions. 
C) Team leaders have no authority to monitor team performance. 
D) Team members are responsible for assigning tasks among themselves. 
A) Team leaders are in charge of setting team goals, assigning tasks, and monitoring performance. 
B) Team members are in charge of making all important decisions. 
C) Team leaders have no authority to monitor team performance. 
D) Team members are responsible for assigning tasks among themselves.

Question 16

About _____ of your time can be spent on the opening of a presentation.

Accepted Answer

A) 5-10 percent 
B) 15-20 percent 
C) 25-30 percent 
D) 35-40 percent 
A) 5-10 percent 
B) 15-20 percent 
C) 25-30 percent 
D) 35-40 percent

Question 17

Managers should make every attempt to eliminate the grapevine in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lateral communication flows from lower to higher organizational levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Upward communication usually provides managers with information that they need for making decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A virtual team should be limited to five to ten members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Advice on how to survive team projects in college includes:

Summarize the advice on how to survive group work in college.

Discuss the difference between internal and external communication.

Discuss the ways in which organizations benefit from effective communication.

Teams have key characteristics that include:

Good communicators are able to compose and send e-mails and have the ability to adapt messages to different receivers.

Dale Carnegie created a four-step process for preparing and delivering presentations.

Task facilitators are especially valuable when:

An organization's formal communication network consists of all communications that flow along its official lines of authority.

The tendency to conform to group pressure in making decisions is called groupthink.

Companies build and support teams because:

When using slides in a presentation it is important to detail all of the information you intend to cover on each slide.

Recently, major organizations have begun to rely less on teams and more on individuals to improve operations.

When it comes to teams, there is no such thing as too much group cohesiveness.

Which of the following is true regarding manager-led teams?

About _____ of your time can be spent on the opening of a presentation.

Managers should make every attempt to eliminate the grapevine in an organization.

Lateral communication flows from lower to higher organizational levels.

Upward communication usually provides managers with information that they need for making decisions.

A virtual team should be limited to five to ten members.

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Exam 14: Teamwork and Communications

Advice on how to survive team projects in college includes:

Summarize the advice on how to survive group work in college.

Discuss the difference between internal and external communication.

Discuss the ways in which organizations benefit from effective communication.

Teams have key characteristics that include:

Good communicators are able to compose and send e-mails and have the ability to adapt messages to different receivers.

Dale Carnegie created a four-step process for preparing and delivering presentations.

Task facilitators are especially valuable when:

An organization's formal communication network consists of all communications that flow along its official lines of authority.

The tendency to conform to group pressure in making decisions is called groupthink.

Companies build and support teams because:

When using slides in a presentation it is important to detail all of the information you intend to cover on each slide.

Recently, major organizations have begun to rely less on teams and more on individuals to improve operations.

When it comes to teams, there is no such thing as too much group cohesiveness.

Which of the following is true regarding manager-led teams?

About _____ of your time can be spent on the opening of a presentation.

Managers should make every attempt to eliminate the grapevine in an organization.

Lateral communication flows from lower to higher organizational levels.

Upward communication usually provides managers with information that they need for making decisions.

A virtual team should be limited to five to ten members.

The Foundations of Business

Entrepreneurship

Selecting a Form of Business Ownership

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing for Business Success

Recruiting, Motivating, and Keeping Quality Employees

Product Design and Development

Operations Management in Manufacturing and Service Industries

Business in a Global Environment

Marketing: Providing Value to Customers

Operating in a Digital Marketing and Social Networking

The Role of Accounting in Business

Managing Financial Resources

Personal Finances

Managing Information and Technology

The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business

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