Exam 9: Group Development and Team Building

The ideal size for a fact-finding group is larger than that of a problem-solving group.

A group is considered to be two or more people who communicate and work together occasionally.

It is impossible for an organization to plan for change.

Management has absolute control over external change forces.

What are the advantages of groups? What are the disadvantages?

What is the difference between formal groups and informal groups?

One basic concept about groups is that they are always supportive of organization goals.

In an effective team, norms are interrelated and supportive of an organization's goals.

Describe the two types of forces creating change and give examples.

Cohesiveness is positively impacted by all of the following, EXCEPT:

Team members should listen, connect and communicate with each other.

Conflict over goals, task behaviors, and leadership roles can be expected typically in the ____ stage of group development.

Self-managed work teams operate by member consensus rather than management direction.

Internal change forces result from changes in:

Social loafing means that an individual is _____ when working with others as a team.

A problem-solving group performs effectively when:

According to Tuckman's stages of group development, a team will never regress to a previous stage.

Which of the following is an informal group?

Forces causing change come from both outside and inside an organization.

____ are the rules of behavior developed by group members.