Question 1

Team building interventions can have four objectives. Which of the following is not one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  goal setting 
B)  role clarification 
C)  problem solving 
D)  interpersonal relations 
E)  team adjournment 
A)  goal setting 
B)  role clarification 
C)  problem solving 
D)  interpersonal relations 
E)  team adjournment E

Question 2

NDB has several teams in their company. At any given time, the company may have teams starting and ending. Juan's team has just started to build consensus around the group's objectives. Kimberly is on a recently-created team; so far, everyone is being polite and deferring authority. Sheena's team has completed its project and is about to disband. Victor's team has learned to efficiently coordinate and resolve conflicts.
-Juan is on a team that is most likely in the ________ stage of team development.

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  performing 
E)  adjourning 
A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  performing 
E)  adjourning C

Question 3

One cost of teams versus individuals working alone is ________-expending resources on team development and maintenance rather than on performing the task.

Accepted Answer

A)  overconfidence 
B)  social loafing 
C)  coalition building 
D)  process loss 
E)  cohesion 
A)  overconfidence 
B)  social loafing 
C)  coalition building 
D)  process loss 
E)  cohesion D

Question 4

Team cohesion tends to be higher when

Accepted Answer

A)  the team is large. 
B)  entry into the team is difficult. 
C)  the team has distinct fault lines. 
D)  members have limited interaction. 
E)  the team has had a low success rate in its duties. 
A)  the team is large. 
B)  entry into the team is difficult. 
C)  the team has distinct fault lines. 
D)  members have limited interaction. 
E)  the team has had a low success rate in its duties.

Question 5

NDB has several teams in their company. At any given time, the company may have teams starting and ending. Juan's team has just started to build consensus around the group's objectives. Kimberly is on a recently-created team; so far, everyone is being polite and deferring authority. Sheena's team has completed its project and is about to disband. Victor's team has learned to efficiently coordinate and resolve conflicts.
- Kimberly is on a team that is most likely in the ________ stage of team development.

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  performing 
E)  adjourning 
A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  performing 
E)  adjourning

Question 6

Which of the following types of behavior is primarily aimed at maintaining healthy psychological team dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflicting 
B)  coordinating 
C)  communicating 
D)  comforting 
E)  concentrating 
A)  conflicting 
B)  coordinating 
C)  communicating 
D)  comforting 
E)  concentrating

Question 7

Raisa has worked at GHI Inc. for 14 years. GHI has a large building where each work unit is located on a different floor. Raisa works on the accounting floor. She is also a member of a team formed to explore redesigning the office layout, where she met Suzie from Engineering and José from Receiving. That team will generate a report, then disband. Each week, the three meet after work on Thursdays to play darts at a local pub.
-The office redesign team is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  departmental team. 
B)  task force (project team). 
C)  self-directed team. 
D)  informal group. 
E)  remote team. 
A)  departmental team. 
B)  task force (project team). 
C)  self-directed team. 
D)  informal group. 
E)  remote team.

Question 8

Research shows that self-directed teams

Accepted Answer

A)  potentially increase productivity but not job satisfaction. 
B)  potentially increase job satisfaction but not productivity. 
C)  potentially increase productivity and job satisfaction. 
D)  have no impact on productivity or job satisfaction. 
E)  There has been no research done on whether self-directed teams influence productivity and job satisfaction. 
A)  potentially increase productivity but not job satisfaction. 
B)  potentially increase job satisfaction but not productivity. 
C)  potentially increase productivity and job satisfaction. 
D)  have no impact on productivity or job satisfaction. 
E)  There has been no research done on whether self-directed teams influence productivity and job satisfaction.

Question 9

Ned was assigned recently to a large team working on a major software release that was taking longer than expected. Ned and the other late additions into the project spent a month partnered with a senior programmer who went over the project in detail with them and got them up to speed. Unfortunately, this training put the project even farther behind schedule. After a few months of working on the project with so many other programmers, Ned's work output becomes noticeably lower than it was before when he was working independently.
-Ned's reduced work output could be due to ________, a motivational process loss.

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of knowledge 
B)  job dissatisfaction 
C)  a hostile work environment 
D)  social loafing 
E)  lack of proper supervision 
A)  a lack of knowledge 
B)  job dissatisfaction 
C)  a hostile work environment 
D)  social loafing 
E)  lack of proper supervision

Question 10

As a general rule, teams should have many more members than needed in case some members leave the team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Having plenty of structure is a success factor for remote teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most team roles either focus directly on

Accepted Answer

A)  task performance or relationships. 
B)  relationships or conflict. 
C)  harmony or social interaction. 
D)  coordinating or diversity. 
E)  coordinating or conflict. 
A)  task performance or relationships. 
B)  relationships or conflict. 
C)  harmony or social interaction. 
D)  coordinating or diversity. 
E)  coordinating or conflict.

Question 13

Lab studies have indicated that individuals working alone produce more ideas than brainstorming teams. Yet numerous successful firms report that brainstorming is very helpful. What might explain this discrepancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lab studies offer better incentives to individuals than to teams. 
B)  Production blocking does not occur in lab studies. 
C)  The firms studied were overstating their opinion. 
D)  Lab studies used untrained students as facilitators whereas firms with brainstorming use trained facilitators. 
E)  The firms studied had not actually used brainstorming. 
A)  Lab studies offer better incentives to individuals than to teams. 
B)  Production blocking does not occur in lab studies. 
C)  The firms studied were overstating their opinion. 
D)  Lab studies used untrained students as facilitators whereas firms with brainstorming use trained facilitators. 
E)  The firms studied had not actually used brainstorming.

Question 14

In which of the following scenarios would a diverse team be better than a homogeneous team?

Accepted Answer

A)  a need to bring different viewpoints to the decision 
B)  on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation 
C)  the team must reach the performing stage of team development quickly 
D)  in most organizational activities that require minimal conflict among team members 
E)  if the team is an emergency response team 
A)  a need to bring different viewpoints to the decision 
B)  on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation 
C)  the team must reach the performing stage of team development quickly 
D)  in most organizational activities that require minimal conflict among team members 
E)  if the team is an emergency response team

Question 15

Ned was assigned recently to a large team working on a major software release that was taking longer than expected. Ned and the other late additions into the project spent a month partnered with a senior programmer who went over the project in detail with them and got them up to speed. Unfortunately, this training put the project even farther behind schedule. After a few months of working on the project with so many other programmers, Ned's work output becomes noticeably lower than it was before when he was working independently.
-________ is the loss of work time on the project due to Ned being added to the project late.

Accepted Answer

A)  Process gain 
B)  Social loafing 
C)  Brooks's law 
D)  Authority dispersion 
E)  Team effectiveness 
A)  Process gain 
B)  Social loafing 
C)  Brooks's law 
D)  Authority dispersion 
E)  Team effectiveness

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the four rules of brainstorming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Don't criticize. 
B)  Speak freely. 
C)  Provide as many ideas as possible. 
D)  Build on ideas that have been presented. 
E)  "Crazy" ideas should not be offered. 
A)  Don't criticize. 
B)  Speak freely. 
C)  Provide as many ideas as possible. 
D)  Build on ideas that have been presented. 
E)  "Crazy" ideas should not be offered.

Question 17

When is team building most commonly applied?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the team has adjourned 
B)  when the team is cohesive 
C)  when the team has regressed 
D)  when the team lacks diversity 
E)  when the team is new 
A)  when the team has adjourned 
B)  when the team is cohesive 
C)  when the team has regressed 
D)  when the team lacks diversity 
E)  when the team is new

Question 18

The main reason why teams become overconfident is

Accepted Answer

A)  the collective effect of each team member's self-enhancement on the team. 
B)  the effect of evaluation apprehension on individual team members. 
C)  the team's response to a strong internal threat. 
D)  that supervisors have less control over teams than over individual employees. 
E)  the collective effect of each team member's social loafing on the team. 
A)  the collective effect of each team member's self-enhancement on the team. 
B)  the effect of evaluation apprehension on individual team members. 
C)  the team's response to a strong internal threat. 
D)  that supervisors have less control over teams than over individual employees. 
E)  the collective effect of each team member's social loafing on the team.

Question 19

Juliet is a member of a team of 17 people working in research and development for a toy maker. They have weekly meetings to discuss new toy ideas. At these meetings, participants are encouraged to identify potential toy products no matter how crazy they seem, to build on each other's ideas, and to avoid evaluating or criticizing any of the ideas presented. Juliet has several good ideas in these sessions, but forgets or doesn't have time to mention some of them because it takes time for her teammates to finish describing their ideas.
-Juliet's inability to present all of her creative ideas in these meetings is evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink. 
B)  evaluation apprehension. 
C)  brainstorming. 
D)  production blocking. 
E)  brainwriting. 
A)  groupthink. 
B)  evaluation apprehension. 
C)  brainstorming. 
D)  production blocking. 
E)  brainwriting.

Question 20

Remote teams tend to work better when their members have all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  high emotional intelligence. 
B)  good communication technology skills. 
C)  strong self-leadership skills. 
D)  extraverted personalities. 
E)  ability to decipher feelings from text messages. 
A)  high emotional intelligence. 
B)  good communication technology skills. 
C)  strong self-leadership skills. 
D)  extraverted personalities. 
E)  ability to decipher feelings from text messages.

Team building interventions can have four objectives. Which of the following is not one of them?

One cost of teams versus individuals working alone is ________-expending resources on team development and maintenance rather than on performing the task.

Team cohesion tends to be higher when

Which of the following types of behavior is primarily aimed at maintaining healthy psychological team dynamics?

Research shows that self-directed teams

As a general rule, teams should have many more members than needed in case some members leave the team.

Having plenty of structure is a success factor for remote teams.

Most team roles either focus directly on

Lab studies have indicated that individuals working alone produce more ideas than brainstorming teams. Yet numerous successful firms report that brainstorming is very helpful. What might explain this discrepancy?

In which of the following scenarios would a diverse team be better than a homogeneous team?

Which of the following is not one of the four rules of brainstorming?

When is team building most commonly applied?

The main reason why teams become overconfident is

Remote teams tend to work better when their members have all of the following except

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences: Personality and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Team building interventions can have four objectives. Which of the following is not one of them?

One cost of teams versus individuals working alone is ________-expending resources on team development and maintenance rather than on performing the task.

Team cohesion tends to be higher when

Which of the following types of behavior is primarily aimed at maintaining healthy psychological team dynamics?

Research shows that self-directed teams

As a general rule, teams should have many more members than needed in case some members leave the team.

Having plenty of structure is a success factor for remote teams.

Most team roles either focus directly on

Lab studies have indicated that individuals working alone produce more ideas than brainstorming teams. Yet numerous successful firms report that brainstorming is very helpful. What might explain this discrepancy?

In which of the following scenarios would a diverse team be better than a homogeneous team?

Which of the following is not one of the four rules of brainstorming?

When is team building most commonly applied?

The main reason why teams become overconfident is

Remote teams tend to work better when their members have all of the following except

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences: Personality and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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