Exam 11: Creating Effective Groups

Team creativity is diminished by

Groupthink can be combatted in which of the following ways?

Majority rule ensures an equal dispersion of power.

Every group can be a team.

Groupthink is

It is more challenging and difficult to develop teamwork in an individualist culture than in a collectivist culture.

Diverse groups lead to better decision-making.

Competition within a team, such as comparison rankings of team members, merit pay schemes, and contests to determine the best team member, usually destroy teamwork.

Consensus becomes increasingly difficult and unlikely as groups grow smaller and smaller because there are fewer members to convince the group that consensus decision making is wise.

Reframing a problem in a group setting as an opportunity for progress is one way to break a deadlock.

Typical problems with information flow in hierarchical organizations include:

Virtual groups are effective because they require less rigidity and norms than face-to-face groups.

Social loafing is a symptom of shyness.

Ignoring a troublemaker in a group is often the best strategy

Team creativity is enhanced by unstructured methods of problem solving.

Which of the following is an advantage of the consensus decision-making process?

The ability of groups to complete work more effectively than individuals could complete the same tasks is called

Team creativity can be promoted in which of the following ways?

If team members like their training, you can feel confident that the training is effective in teaching useful knowledge and skills.