Exam 12: Organizing Around Teams

Daniela and Navaro disagree on the best way to promote a new product. Those in the company who view the conflict over the promotion strategy as natural and inevitable have a(n) ________ view of conflict.

Social loafing is consistent with collectivist cultures.

Which one of the following types of conflict is based on how the work gets done?

Which of the following personality traits is negatively related to group productivity and morale?

In which stage of group development does the group focus its attention on wrapping up activities instead of task performance?

________ conflict relates to the content and goals of the work.

Describe various aspects of group structure.

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding status systems?

Informal status is not as important as status conferred by the organization.

Conflicts can be resolved by withdrawing from them or suppressing them. This conflict management technique is known as ________.

________ are teams from the same department or functional area involved in efforts to improve work activities, though they are rarely given the authority to implement any of their suggested actions.

Group D has been working on developing a product which is now ready to hit the market. The group members are happy about the work they've done on this product. The focus has now shifted from productivity to tying up loose ends. Group D is at the ________ stage.

Large groups consistently get better results than smaller ones when the group is involved in ________.

A work group ________.

When Fred's department head explained what was expected of him as a new professor in terms of maintaining discipline in his classroom and providing students with a challenging course, he was referring to Fred's ________ at the university.

List and discuss the five stages of group development.

The group could not agree on what needed to be done. Some thought they were to research and present data; others thought they were to make recommendations. This is an example of ________ conflict.

The ________ stage of the group development process is one in which close relationships develop and the group becomes cohesive.

Group C has been meeting for two months and seems to be progressing extremely well. You observe that the group meets every morning and spends the first five minutes chatting. They then review the decisions of the last meeting followed by a discussion on the status of their current tasks. Group C is currently at the ________ stage.

The ________ view of conflict management argues that conflicts must be avoided as it indicates a problem within the group.