Exam 12: Organizing Around Teams

Self-managed teams function in an independent and informal manner.

This group really clicked. They got along well both professionally and socially. While at work they focused on work. This group is likely to experience ________ in productivity.

Leadership is very important to effective teams. In most cases, effective team leaders act as ________.

During the ________ stage of the group development process, a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership and agreement on the group's direction emerge.

Robert is the CEO of a manufacturing plant. He believes that smaller teams are more effective than larger ones. Do you think this is the right strategy? Why or why not?

A social network structure refers to ________.

In which one of the following conflict resolution techniques are conflicts resolved by seeking an advantageous solution for all the parties involved?

Jan's department seems to be a bottleneck in the assembly process. She and her coworkers have been meeting regularly to generate ideas that might eliminate the bottleneck. Jan and her coworkers are part of a ________ team.

Which one of the following refers to a prestige grading, position, or rank within a group?

List and describe the four most common types of teams likely to be found in today's organizations.

A pattern of behavior expected of someone occupying a given position in a social unit is called a ________.

An organization must eliminate conflicts to be successful. Do you agree with this statement? Justify your answer.

An incentive system which appropriately recognizes team activities is an example of which one of the following characteristics of effective teams?

Which of the following is an example of a formal group?

Her instincts told her the group was heading in a very wrong direction but Natalie didn't want to cause a scene by disagreeing, especially when she was apparently the only one with reservations. Natalie has succumbed to ________.

A group's performance potential depends, to a large extent, on the individual resources its members bring to the group.

The more complex the task, the more a group benefits from group discussion about alternative work methods.

The type of conflicts that support group goals and improve performance are called ________ conflicts.

Asch's experiment, which used lines of varying lengths to test group behavior, has shown the existence of ________.

Which one of the following stages in group development involves defining the group's structure and leadership?