Exam 12: Managing Groups and Teams

What is a group?

Outcome interdependence is one of the three types of task interdependence.

________________ are shared expectations about how things operate within a group or team.

Name some common barriers to effective teams. Section 5 Short

The most natural type of team to form is manager-led teams.

A group pressure phenomenon that increases the risk of the group making flawed decisions by allowing reductions in mental efficiency and moral judgment is called _______________.

A ______________ is a temporary team which is asked to address a specific issue or problem until it is resolved.

What are the goals of the forming stage of team development?

How does an organization decide if it needs a team?

Groups that are similar, stable, small, supportive and satisfied tend to be more _______________ than groups that are not. Short

A _______________ is a particular type of group; a cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve mutual goals.

A team asked to manage an entire line of products including making decisions about products to produce, managing the production of the product lines, marketing them, and staffing their division is which kind of task?

The relationship between team size and performance seems to greatly depend on the level of _____________, with some studies finding larger teams out-producing small teams.

The five-stage model of team development is not a linear process.

What are the functions of social roles?

Team meetings can help a team coordinate and share roles.

Group leaders can finally move into coaching roles and help members grow in skill and leadership in the stage of:

The concept of _____________ was first proposed in 1972 by paleontologists who believed that evolution occurred in rapid, radical spurts rather than gradually over time.

Teams that individuals from different parts of the organization are called:

What are some of the steps a manager can take to create and maintain a cohesive team?