Question 1

During the adjourning stage of team development,team members shift their attention away from relationships and instead focus mainly on completing the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The design and effectiveness of most teams are affected by:

Accepted Answer

A) organizational leadership. 
B) reward systems. 
C) communication systems. 
D) organizational structure. 
E) All of the above conditions. 
A) organizational leadership. 
B) reward systems. 
C) communication systems. 
D) organizational structure. 
E) All of the above conditions.

Question 3

The norming stage of team development is marked by interpersonal conflict as team members compete for leadership and other positions on the team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The primary objective of team building is to:

Accepted Answer

A) accelerate the team development process. 
B) encourage all team members to experience lower cohesiveness. 
C) help the team discover and remove members guilty of social loafing. 
D) help the team move from a homogeneous to a more heterogeneous composition. 
E) determine whether the team should accept more tasks. 
A) accelerate the team development process. 
B) encourage all team members to experience lower cohesiveness. 
C) help the team discover and remove members guilty of social loafing. 
D) help the team move from a homogeneous to a more heterogeneous composition. 
E) determine whether the team should accept more tasks.

Question 6

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Accepted Answer

A) storming,norming,performing. 
B) adjourning,conforming,performing. 
C) forming,storming,norming. 
D) forming,norming,performing. 
E) forming,conforming,reforming. 
A) storming,norming,performing. 
B) adjourning,conforming,performing. 
C) forming,storming,norming. 
D) forming,norming,performing. 
E) forming,conforming,reforming.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about nominal group technique is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It overcomes the problem of evaluation apprehension and production blocking. 
B) Some production blocking problems still occur. 
C) Participants feel less team cohesiveness than in traditional decision-making groups. 
D) It tends to keep team members focused on the task. 
E) Although the team is called 'nominal',participants still meet face-to-face. 
A) It overcomes the problem of evaluation apprehension and production blocking. 
B) Some production blocking problems still occur. 
C) Participants feel less team cohesiveness than in traditional decision-making groups. 
D) It tends to keep team members focused on the task. 
E) Although the team is called 'nominal',participants still meet face-to-face.

Question 8

The main advantage of constructive conflict is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) minimizes dysfunctional conflict among team members. 
B) increases the level of group polarization. 
C) removes production blocking 
D) encourages team members to re-examine the assumptions and logic of their preferences in the decision. 
E) helps the team to make decisions more quickly. 
A) minimizes dysfunctional conflict among team members. 
B) increases the level of group polarization. 
C) removes production blocking 
D) encourages team members to re-examine the assumptions and logic of their preferences in the decision. 
E) helps the team to make decisions more quickly.

Question 9

The forming,storming,and norming model of team development is different from the team development experiences that most students report in their team projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Groupthink is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) team cohesiveness 
B) an opinionated team leader 
C) isolation of the team from outsiders 
D) stress due to an external threat 
E) All of these factors cause groupthink. 
A) team cohesiveness 
B) an opinionated team leader 
C) isolation of the team from outsiders 
D) stress due to an external threat 
E) All of these factors cause groupthink.

Question 11

A large bank wanted to develop a more team-focused culture,so it put all departments and branches through a series of three-day team building sessions.These expensive sessions represented a combination of wilderness-based trust-building (such as trust falls and leaderless problem solving)and sessions in which employees revealed their personal experiences and problems.Six months after the workforce had completed this training,the bank discovered that most departments and branches operated very much as they had before the team building program.There was little team culture and employees worked together with varying degrees of proficiency.Moreover,several employees had left the firm because they were upset about revealing their personal lives to colleagues.Identify two types of team building problems that would explain the general failure of this team building intervention.

Accepted Answer

The textbook describes three reasons why

Question 12

Teams are groups with some degree of task interdependence and a common objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Forming smaller teams and measuring individual rather than team performance tends to increase the likelihood of social loafing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT occur as team cohesiveness increases?

Accepted Answer

A) Team members are more motivated to maintain their membership in the team. 
B) Team members spend more time together. 
C) Team members experience more dysfunctional conflict among themselves. 
D) Team members experience less stress. 
E) Team members provide more social support to each other. 
A) Team members are more motivated to maintain their membership in the team. 
B) Team members spend more time together. 
C) Team members experience more dysfunctional conflict among themselves. 
D) Team members experience less stress. 
E) Team members provide more social support to each other.

Question 15

Employees are more motivated in teams because they are motivated to fulfill the goals of the groups to which they belong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Team members typically hold one or more formal roles in the team as well as roles that they informally fulfill at various times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The longer team members work together,the better they develop common mental models to help them complete the work together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Pooled interdependence is:

Accepted Answer

A) essential for team effectiveness. 
B) the same as reciprocal interdependence. 
C) the weakest form of interdependence other than complete independence. 
D) the best way to avoid social loafing. 
E) None of these statements represent pooled interdependence. 
A) essential for team effectiveness. 
B) the same as reciprocal interdependence. 
C) the weakest form of interdependence other than complete independence. 
D) the best way to avoid social loafing. 
E) None of these statements represent pooled interdependence.

Question 20

Identification-based trust is the most robust or sturdy form of trust in work relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

During the adjourning stage of team development,team members shift their attention away from relationships and instead focus mainly on completing the task.

The design and effectiveness of most teams are affected by:

The norming stage of team development is marked by interpersonal conflict as team members compete for leadership and other positions on the team.

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

The primary objective of team building is to:

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Which of the following statements about nominal group technique is FALSE?

The main advantage of constructive conflict is that it:

The forming,storming,and norming model of team development is different from the team development experiences that most students report in their team projects.

Groupthink is caused by:

Teams are groups with some degree of task interdependence and a common objective.

Forming smaller teams and measuring individual rather than team performance tends to increase the likelihood of social loafing.

Which of the following does NOT occur as team cohesiveness increases?

Employees are more motivated in teams because they are motivated to fulfill the goals of the groups to which they belong.

Team members typically hold one or more formal roles in the team as well as roles that they informally fulfill at various times.

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

The longer team members work together,the better they develop common mental models to help them complete the work together.

Pooled interdependence is:

Identification-based trust is the most robust or sturdy form of trust in work relationships.

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

During the adjourning stage of team development,team members shift their attention away from relationships and instead focus mainly on completing the task.

The design and effectiveness of most teams are affected by:

The norming stage of team development is marked by interpersonal conflict as team members compete for leadership and other positions on the team.

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

The primary objective of team building is to:

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Which of the following statements about nominal group technique is FALSE?

The main advantage of constructive conflict is that it:

The forming,storming,and norming model of team development is different from the team development experiences that most students report in their team projects.

Groupthink is caused by:

Teams are groups with some degree of task interdependence and a common objective.

Forming smaller teams and measuring individual rather than team performance tends to increase the likelihood of social loafing.

Which of the following does NOT occur as team cohesiveness increases?

Employees are more motivated in teams because they are motivated to fulfill the goals of the groups to which they belong.

Team members typically hold one or more formal roles in the team as well as roles that they informally fulfill at various times.

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

The longer team members work together,the better they develop common mental models to help them complete the work together.

Pooled interdependence is:

Identification-based trust is the most robust or sturdy form of trust in work relationships.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, 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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