Exam 13: Managing Work Groups and Teams

A(n) _____ leader is likely to be a person capable of carrying out both task specialist and socioemotional roles effectively.

A group is defined as two or more people who ______.

When the project management and creative departments at an advertising agency disagree over the proposed budget for an upcoming project, there is _____ conflict.

During the _____ stage of team development, the basic structure of the group or team is no longer an issue but has become a mechanism for accomplishing the purpose of the group.

The top management of a beverage manufacturing company has put together a team to handle the marketing of their new health drink. However, the team members are unable to agree on the best way to equitably divide the group tasks. In addition, two group members are trying to take over the leadership role, and this has led to more conflict. This group is at the _____ stage of group development.

Which of the following approaches to negotiation tries to predict how and when negotiators will make departures from perfect rationality?

Match the following numbered items with the most correct response letter. A response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Tom's group had good, but not great, performance evaluations after their most recent project.

Which of the following is true of game theory?

Foregoing its usual practice of promoting employees to senior positions, a mid-size technology firm decides to hire an outsider for the position of vice-president. This move is most likely to _____ conflict.

In group role structure, the _____ role comprises the messages and cues that group members use to communicate their expectations to another member.

_____ is the last stage of group or team development.

_____ is the process in which two or more parties reach agreement on an issue even though they have different preferences regarding that issue.

Sarah is an unofficial leader of a group. When she makes an outlandish proposal, everyone takes it seriously. But if Bill, another member of the group, had proposed the same thing, he would have been ridiculed. This is an example of _____.

Physicians in training perform examinations, diagnose illnesses, analyze test results, and develop management plans. This can lead to stress as the trainees are yet to get used to the demands of the work environment. This is an example of _____.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a task group?

Adam is an administrative assistant who has moved to a different department within the same organization. His new boss has changed the nature of Adam's tasks. In addition, Adam has started extending his working hours to accommodate his boss's schedule. In this scenario, Adam's _____ role has changed.

State University has 106 professors. Ninety-eight of them are Democrats. The eight Republicans are all in the same department, which gets ostracized by the others. This example shows pressure for:

Matt, Linda, and Troy usually meet during their lunch break to discuss the latest research in biomedicine. This is an example of a(n):

While Walter says that he cares about his employees, he interrupts them every time they need to talk to him about something and brings the conversation around to his own contributions. This is an example of _____ conflict.

The _____ role is what a person understands the sent role to mean.