Question 1

Which of the following is True of teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  A team consists of two or more people who work independently, with distinct goals and strategies. 
B)  A team works interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose. 
C)  Groups are formed with a specific purpose in mind, while teams do not have a specific goal. 
D)  The members of a team operate relatively independently of each other, and other members are not essential to their completion of goals. 
E)  Interactions among members within teams are more personal and informal than interactions between people in groups. 
A)  A team consists of two or more people who work independently, with distinct goals and strategies. 
B)  A team works interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose. 
C)  Groups are formed with a specific purpose in mind, while teams do not have a specific goal. 
D)  The members of a team operate relatively independently of each other, and other members are not essential to their completion of goals. 
E)  Interactions among members within teams are more personal and informal than interactions between people in groups.

Question 2

An example of a work team would be a

Accepted Answer

A)  band traveling around the country for six months, playing shows at different venues. 
B)  group of four workers making a specific part on the production line of an automobile factory. 
C)  team that oversees the functioning of all the teams in an organization and coordinates activities among teams. 
D)  team composed of interior designers, architects, and builders involved in designing and creating the layout of a new hotel. 
E)  quality control team at a factory that oversees the quality of the good produced and recommends changes in production techniques. 
A)  band traveling around the country for six months, playing shows at different venues. 
B)  group of four workers making a specific part on the production line of an automobile factory. 
C)  team that oversees the functioning of all the teams in an organization and coordinates activities among teams. 
D)  team composed of interior designers, architects, and builders involved in designing and creating the layout of a new hotel. 
E)  quality control team at a factory that oversees the quality of the good produced and recommends changes in production techniques.

Question 3

In sequential interdependence, the member performing the task in the latter part of the sequence depends on the member performing the task in the earlier part of the sequence, but not the other way around.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The function of the role of an orienter in a group is to

Accepted Answer

A)  praise the work of teammates. 
B)  establish the direction for the team. 
C)  resolve differences among teammates. 
D)  offer constructive challenges to the team's status quo. 
E)  motivate team members to work harder toward goals. 
A)  praise the work of teammates. 
B)  establish the direction for the team. 
C)  resolve differences among teammates. 
D)  offer constructive challenges to the team's status quo. 
E)  motivate team members to work harder toward goals.

Question 5

Emilee is frequently hostile to other team members, cynical about the goals of the team and others' engagement in the project, and sometimes disagrees and stubbornly blocks progress "just because." Her behavior often leaves other team members feeling hopeless or tired. Emilee's behavior reflects a(n) ________ role.

Accepted Answer

A)  task-oriented 
B)  individualistic 
C)  power seeking 
D)  task destructive 
E)  team manipulation 
A)  task-oriented 
B)  individualistic 
C)  power seeking 
D)  task destructive 
E)  team manipulation

Question 6

________ diversity refers to diversity with respect to attributes that are less easy to observe initially but that can be inferred after more direct experience.

Accepted Answer

A)  Disjunctive 
B)  Similarity-attraction 
C)  Surface-level 
D)  Conjunctive 
E)  Deep-level 
A)  Disjunctive 
B)  Similarity-attraction 
C)  Surface-level 
D)  Conjunctive 
E)  Deep-level

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes leader-staff teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  The members have the ability to create and choose their own tasks. 
B)  The responsibilities of the leader and the rest of the team are distinct. 
C)  The members have no latitude with respect to the behaviors they exhibit. 
D)  The members are bound to follow their duties and have no scope to improve their performance. 
E)  The team makes decisions for the leader to execute and directs and controls the leader's actions. 
A)  The members have the ability to create and choose their own tasks. 
B)  The responsibilities of the leader and the rest of the team are distinct. 
C)  The members have no latitude with respect to the behaviors they exhibit. 
D)  The members are bound to follow their duties and have no scope to improve their performance. 
E)  The team makes decisions for the leader to execute and directs and controls the leader's actions.

Question 8

Moe is an average worker stuck on a team of complacent workers. Nick is an innovator who produces triple the amount of the average worker. Wyatt is a slacker who has been placed on Nick's team. Shanda is an average worker on an average team. Leroy is the hardest worker on Shanda's team. Which of these individuals would probably benefit most from high outcome interdependence at work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moe 
B)  Nick 
C)  Wyatt 
D)  Leroy 
E)  Shanda 
A)  Moe 
B)  Nick 
C)  Wyatt 
D)  Leroy 
E)  Shanda

Question 9

Carter's Critters, a large pet store, pays its employees a base salary, as well as up to a 10 percent bonus based on high individual performance and up to a 7 percent bonus based on high team performance. Carter's uses a reward structure with

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel teams. 
B)  management teams. 
C)  punctuated equilibrium. 
D)  sequential interdependence. 
E)  hybrid outcome interdependence. 
A)  parallel teams. 
B)  management teams. 
C)  punctuated equilibrium. 
D)  sequential interdependence. 
E)  hybrid outcome interdependence.

Question 10

Which of the following teams focuses on providing recommendations and resolving issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  work teams 
B)  management teams 
C)  parallel teams 
D)  action teams 
E)  project teams 
A)  work teams 
B)  management teams 
C)  parallel teams 
D)  action teams 
E)  project teams

Question 11

Cora frequently challenges the teams' assumptions and status quo. Cora exhibits the devil's advocate role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Management teams are similar to work teams because they

Accepted Answer

A)  are designed to be relatively permanent. 
B)  require only part-time commitment from members. 
C)  participate in managerial-level tasks that affect the entire organization. 
D)  require a lot of input from members with different types of training and expertise. 
E)  focus on the accomplishment of core operational-level production and service tasks. 
A)  are designed to be relatively permanent. 
B)  require only part-time commitment from members. 
C)  participate in managerial-level tasks that affect the entire organization. 
D)  require a lot of input from members with different types of training and expertise. 
E)  focus on the accomplishment of core operational-level production and service tasks.

Question 13

According to the value in diversity problem-solving approach, diversity in attributes such as cultural background, race, and attitudes are associated with communication problems and ultimately poor team effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a team task role?

Accepted Answer

A)  encourager 
B)  blocker 
C)  energizer 
D)  follower 
E)  compromiser 
A)  encourager 
B)  blocker 
C)  energizer 
D)  follower 
E)  compromiser

Question 15

Amy, Allyson, and Kelly work in different teams at Oaktown Powersports. Amy's team ensures that all the raw materials, machinery, tools, and other production equipment are available to employees around the clock. Any procurement needs have to be addressed to Amy, who also takes part in high-level decisions regarding the number of units to be produced, exported, and so on. Allyson works as part of a team of eight members who concentrate on the day-to-day production; they also ensure that quality checks are done and inspect each other's work. Kelly is the operations manager, who works for five hours in the production department and spends the rest of her time assisting management as an internal consultant on manufacturing issues. Her input is crucial in improving the production process. Allyson's contribution is toward the ________ team.

Accepted Answer

A)  work 
B)  action 
C)  project 
D)  parallel 
E)  management 
A)  work 
B)  action 
C)  project 
D)  parallel 
E)  management

Question 16

As the level of task interdependence increases, members must spend increasing amounts of time communicating and coordinating with other members if they want to complete tasks effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Trent loves working on the new engineering team. Everyone is so friendly, and there is never any bitterness or conflict. Trent is sure they will come up with the most innovative designs ever. Is Trent right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maybe, but only as long as there are a majority of narcissists participating on the team. 
B)  Yes, but only if all the team members also demonstrate rather high levels of neuroticism. 
C)  No. Teams must have dissenters, questioners, and confrontational individuals in order to succeed. 
D)  Yes. The absolute best makeup for a team is to have all members demonstrate high levels of agreeableness. 
E)  Maybe, but the team members may be so focused on creating harmony, they may endanger task accomplishment. 
A)  Maybe, but only as long as there are a majority of narcissists participating on the team. 
B)  Yes, but only if all the team members also demonstrate rather high levels of neuroticism. 
C)  No. Teams must have dissenters, questioners, and confrontational individuals in order to succeed. 
D)  Yes. The absolute best makeup for a team is to have all members demonstrate high levels of agreeableness. 
E)  Maybe, but the team members may be so focused on creating harmony, they may endanger task accomplishment.

Question 18

According to the similarity-attraction approach, a team with high diversity will have high team effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements accurately describes outcome interdependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  A low degree of outcome interdependence exists when all team members share in the rewards that the entire team earns. 
B)  In teams with high outcome interdependence, the reward that the team receives is not linked to the performance of each team member. 
C)  High outcome interdependence implies that team members depend solely on their own individual performances for the rewards that they receive. 
D)  Low outcome interdependence exists in teams in which individual members receive rewards and punishments on the basis of their own performance. 
E)  On teams in which members reflect on their performance, higher levels of outcome interdependence decrease the amount of information shared among members. 
A)  A low degree of outcome interdependence exists when all team members share in the rewards that the entire team earns. 
B)  In teams with high outcome interdependence, the reward that the team receives is not linked to the performance of each team member. 
C)  High outcome interdependence implies that team members depend solely on their own individual performances for the rewards that they receive. 
D)  Low outcome interdependence exists in teams in which individual members receive rewards and punishments on the basis of their own performance. 
E)  On teams in which members reflect on their performance, higher levels of outcome interdependence decrease the amount of information shared among members.

Question 20

Teams differ from groups because

Accepted Answer

A)  teams have no limits on the number of members, while groups have a restricted membership. 
B)  members of teams work independently of each other, while those in groups show greater dependence on each other. 
C)  members of teams work toward individual goals that may or may not be related, while groups have a common goal. 
D)  members of teams have a specific task-related purpose, while groups do not. 
E)  teams have a no fixed duration, while groups last only for a specific amount of time. 
A)  teams have no limits on the number of members, while groups have a restricted membership. 
B)  members of teams work independently of each other, while those in groups show greater dependence on each other. 
C)  members of teams work toward individual goals that may or may not be related, while groups have a common goal. 
D)  members of teams have a specific task-related purpose, while groups do not. 
E)  teams have a no fixed duration, while groups last only for a specific amount of time.

Which of the following is True of teams?

An example of a work team would be a

In sequential interdependence, the member performing the task in the latter part of the sequence depends on the member performing the task in the earlier part of the sequence, but not the other way around.

The function of the role of an orienter in a group is to

________ diversity refers to diversity with respect to attributes that are less easy to observe initially but that can be inferred after more direct experience.

Which of the following statements accurately describes leader-staff teams?

Carter's Critters, a large pet store, pays its employees a base salary, as well as up to a 10 percent bonus based on high individual performance and up to a 7 percent bonus based on high team performance. Carter's uses a reward structure with

Which of the following teams focuses on providing recommendations and resolving issues?

Cora frequently challenges the teams' assumptions and status quo. Cora exhibits the devil's advocate role.

Management teams are similar to work teams because they

According to the value in diversity problem-solving approach, diversity in attributes such as cultural background, race, and attitudes are associated with communication problems and ultimately poor team effectiveness.

Which of the following is a team task role?

As the level of task interdependence increases, members must spend increasing amounts of time communicating and coordinating with other members if they want to complete tasks effectively.

Trent loves working on the new engineering team. Everyone is so friendly, and there is never any bitterness or conflict. Trent is sure they will come up with the most innovative designs ever. Is Trent right?

According to the similarity-attraction approach, a team with high diversity will have high team effectiveness.

Which of the following statements accurately describes outcome interdependence?

Teams differ from groups because

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Exam 11: Teams: Characteristics and Diversity

Which of the following is True of teams?

An example of a work team would be a

In sequential interdependence, the member performing the task in the latter part of the sequence depends on the member performing the task in the earlier part of the sequence, but not the other way around.

The function of the role of an orienter in a group is to

________ diversity refers to diversity with respect to attributes that are less easy to observe initially but that can be inferred after more direct experience.

Which of the following statements accurately describes leader-staff teams?

Carter's Critters, a large pet store, pays its employees a base salary, as well as up to a 10 percent bonus based on high individual performance and up to a 7 percent bonus based on high team performance. Carter's uses a reward structure with

Which of the following teams focuses on providing recommendations and resolving issues?

Cora frequently challenges the teams' assumptions and status quo. Cora exhibits the devil's advocate role.

Management teams are similar to work teams because they

According to the value in diversity problem-solving approach, diversity in attributes such as cultural background, race, and attitudes are associated with communication problems and ultimately poor team effectiveness.

Which of the following is a team task role?

As the level of task interdependence increases, members must spend increasing amounts of time communicating and coordinating with other members if they want to complete tasks effectively.

Trent loves working on the new engineering team. Everyone is so friendly, and there is never any bitterness or conflict. Trent is sure they will come up with the most innovative designs ever. Is Trent right?

According to the similarity-attraction approach, a team with high diversity will have high team effectiveness.

Which of the following statements accurately describes outcome interdependence?

Teams differ from groups because

What Is Organizational Behavior?

Job Performance

Organizational Commitment

Job Satisfaction

Stress

Motivation

Trust, Justice, and Ethics

Learning and Decision Making

Personality and Cultural Values

Ability

Teams: Processes and Communication

Leadership: Power and Negotiation

Leadership: Styles and Behaviors

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

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