Exam 9: Work Teams and Groups

Dissimilarity tends to increase the creativity in groups and accordingly has positive impacts on groups.

A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common mission, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable is known as a/an:

What factors of a group work situation affect cohesiveness?

Cooperative rewards in work teams will have the most effective impact on:

Match the following: -Control and sanctions

The contributor is data driven, information sensitive, and one who adheres to performance standards.

According to the group development model, which of the following set of issues need to be addressed as part of a group's authority issues?

The presence of a wild turkey in the top management team can be a particularly negative force.

Match the following: -Norm

An emergent group is known as a/an:

Demographic dissimilarity may have positive or negative effects in teams and on team members.

Match the following: -Psychological intimacy

A "wild turkey" in the top management team is:

Work teams tend to be more effective and efficient when the designated leader is socially and psychologically distant from team members.

Communication gatekeepers serve a maintenance role or function within groups.

Match the following: -Team

People may engage in immoral acts or even violent behavior as committed members of their group when:

Which of the following is most accurate regarding the impact of dissimilarity on teams and team members?

Integrated involvement as a social benefit of group or team membership includes:

Group maintenance functions are commonly performed or provided by the designated group leader.