Exam 1: Teams: Opportunities and Challenges

Self-managing teams empower team members to take full responsibility for designing and managing all aspects of operations for a specific product or service unit without a formal team leader.

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Indicate the five primary criteria used to evaluate team excellence in the American Society for Quality's International Team Excellence Award (ITEA) Program.

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1. Team project selection/purpose
2. Current situation analysis
3. Solution development
4. Project implementation and results
5. Team/project management and project presentation

List any six of John Maxwell's "17 Indisputable Laws of Leadership."

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The 17 laws are (see Figure 1-5 for definitions (in the text) ):
1. Law of Significance
2. Law of the Big Picture
3. Law of the Niche
4. Law of Mt. Everest
5. Law of the Chain
6. Law of the Catalyst
7. Law of Compass
8. Law of the Bad Apple
9. Law of Countability
10. Law of the Price Tag
11. Law of the Scoreboard
12. Law of the Bench
13. Law of Identity
14. Law of Communication
15. Law of the Edge
16. Law of Dividends
17. Law of High Morale

Teams in organizations are often hybrids of two or more team types.

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Give three reasons why many students may feel it isn't necessary or desirable to develop teams-related skills while in college.

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Question 5

Which of the following was discussed as a potential disadvantage of a cross-functional team?

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Question 6

You are hoping to develop a team that can take full responsibility for designing all aspects of operations for a specific product or service unit without a formal team leader. That is, you would like to develop a ___ team.

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Question 7

A disadvantage of a functional team is that there may be blind spots associated with other perspectives that are not being considered.

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Question 8

The "TEAMS IN THE NEWS: "The Last Best Hope of Teamwork"" feature describes how the U.S. Women's National Team was credited with creating "soccer mania" in the United States during its inspiring performance at the 2011 World Cup. Which of the following is not a reason cited for its success?

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Question 9

According to the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Model, teams need to do all they can to avoid conflict of any kind.

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Question 10

In the "TEAMS VIDEO: "Burberry CEO Talks Teamwork"" CEO Angela Ahrendts discusses how her organization is reducing its overall reliance on teams but continues to employ teams on critical projects requiring special expertise and communication skills.

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Question 11

Which of the following is not true of problem solving teams?

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Question 12

The "TEAM MANAGEMENT COACH" interviews with Cody Candee and Al Johnson in this chapter make clear the importance of advice and experience in teamwork for developing effective ___ skills.

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Question 13

When a professor discusses the importance of teams in organization, a student remarks, "I'm planning to be a computer programmer. That's the skill employers want, and I can do it without being on a team." How might the professor respond?

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Question 14

List six types of teams and the composition of each.

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Question 15

Identify four potential disadvantages of virtual teams.

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Question 16

Identify six (of the ten) traits associated with effective teams in the Scholtes Team Model.

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Question 17

The advantage that "Issues may be resolved more efficiently" best characterizes which of the following?

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Question 18

One potential problem with self-managing teams is that some employees are not comfortable being empowered.

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Question 19

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Hill & Anteby Model?

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Self-managing teams empower team members to take full responsibility for designing and managing all aspects of operations for a specific product or service unit without a formal team leader.

Indicate the five primary criteria used to evaluate team excellence in the American Society for Quality's International Team Excellence Award (ITEA) Program.

List any six of John Maxwell's "17 Indisputable Laws of Leadership."

Teams in organizations are often hybrids of two or more team types.

Give three reasons why many students may feel it isn't necessary or desirable to develop teams-related skills while in college.

Which of the following was discussed as a potential disadvantage of a cross-functional team?

You are hoping to develop a team that can take full responsibility for designing all aspects of operations for a specific product or service unit without a formal team leader. That is, you would like to develop a ___ team.

A disadvantage of a functional team is that there may be blind spots associated with other perspectives that are not being considered.

The "TEAMS IN THE NEWS: "The Last Best Hope of Teamwork"" feature describes how the U.S. Women's National Team was credited with creating "soccer mania" in the United States during its inspiring performance at the 2011 World Cup. Which of the following is not a reason cited for its success?

According to the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Model, teams need to do all they can to avoid conflict of any kind.

In the "TEAMS VIDEO: "Burberry CEO Talks Teamwork"" CEO Angela Ahrendts discusses how her organization is reducing its overall reliance on teams but continues to employ teams on critical projects requiring special expertise and communication skills.

Which of the following is not true of problem solving teams?

The "TEAM MANAGEMENT COACH" interviews with Cody Candee and Al Johnson in this chapter make clear the importance of advice and experience in teamwork for developing effective ___ skills.

When a professor discusses the importance of teams in organization, a student remarks, "I'm planning to be a computer programmer. That's the skill employers want, and I can do it without being on a team." How might the professor respond?

List six types of teams and the composition of each.

Identify four potential disadvantages of virtual teams.

Identify six (of the ten) traits associated with effective teams in the Scholtes Team Model.

The advantage that "Issues may be resolved more efficiently" best characterizes which of the following?

One potential problem with self-managing teams is that some employees are not comfortable being empowered.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Hill & Anteby Model?

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