Exam 6: Managing Groups and Teams

In a high-performance team the individuals involved are ____ and _____ Please select all that apply.

Match the following titles of Bion's basic assumptions with their descriptors: -Two people dominate the group, and talking to each other is considered by the individuals and group as sexual. The group hopes that they will produce a new leader to save them.

Which of the following are characteristics of groupthink? Please select all that apply.

The phenomena where people do not work as hard when they are in a group is called _______.

Match the following titles of Belbin's team role labels with their descriptors. -Strengths: Practical, reliable, efficient, turns ideas into actions, organizes work that needs to be done. Allowable Weaknesses: Somewhat inflexible, slow to respond to new possibilities.

What are some of the problems that academic literature has identified with Belbin's model? Please select all that apply.

Why might teamwork represent another way on enhancing management control? Please select all that apply.

The phenomena where people work harder in presence of others is called _______.

Match the following titles of Belbin's team role labels with their descriptors. -Strengths: Outgoing, enthusiastic, communicative. Explores opportunities and develops contacts. Allowable Weaknesses: Over-optimistic, loses interest once initial enthusiasm has passed.

Match the following titles of Bion's basic assumptions with their descriptors: -The group tries to preserve itself at all costs; it either fights or runs away from a common enemy, or directs this energy inwards where the group argues and falls apart. The group ignores all other activities when it is in this phase.

According to Sewell (1998) workers have freedom so long as they hit their targets. This is called _______

What are the advantages of self-managed teams? Please select all that apply.

Match the following titles of Belbin's team role labels with their descriptors. -Strengths: Co-operative, perceptive, diplomatic, listens, and averts friction. Allowable Weaknesses: Indecisive in crunch situations, avoids confrontation.

Match the following titles of Bion's basic assumptions with their descriptors: -Group aims for security by looking for a leader to remove all anxieties and solve their problems. The leader is seen as God-like and can do no wrong. If the leader does not miraculously achieve this then they will look for a new leader.

Match the following titles of Belbin's team role labels with their descriptors. -Strengths: Mature, confident, identifies talent, clarifies goals, delegates effectively. Allowable Weaknesses: Can be seen as manipulative, offloads own share of the work.

Katzenbach and Smith argue that high performance teams are rare.

Which of these are teamwork skills? Please select all that apply.

Which of these is a characteristic of a working group rather than a team? Please select all that apply.

When people work together on a project from different teams is called _______.

According to social identity theorists, individuals need to _______, to transform their thinking from being like an individual to feeling part of the team.