Question 1

Which of the following statements about teams and groups is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Some teams exist without any goal or purpose. 
B) A team can have dozens of members. 
C) Departments are teams when employees interact with each other. 
D) All members of a work team have influence,although some may have more influence than others. 
E) A team always requires some form of communication among its members. 
A) Some teams exist without any goal or purpose. 
B) A team can have dozens of members. 
C) Departments are teams when employees interact with each other. 
D) All members of a work team have influence,although some may have more influence than others. 
E) A team always requires some form of communication among its members.

Question 2

In effective teams,members must be motivated and able to work together,as well as contribute to the team's task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Jane has been working in a quality control team for the past year and has developed a feeling that her values are different from the values of her coworkers.Moreover,some team members seem to be unpredictable because they say one thing but do not actually follow through with their promises.Still,Jane has remained with the company and stayed on this team because she enjoys quality control work and doesn't see any other employment available in this field.What foundation of trust does Jane most likely have in this team?

Accepted Answer

A) Calculus-based 
B) Identification-based 
C) Knowledge-based 
D) Team-based 
E) Jane has no trust at all in this team. 
A) Calculus-based 
B) Identification-based 
C) Knowledge-based 
D) Team-based 
E) Jane has no trust at all in this team.

Question 4

Social loafing is least common in situations where team members work alone towards a common output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research has found less evidence supporting the existence of which of these concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) Groupthink 
B) Electronic brainstorming 
C) Nominal group technique 
D) Brainstorming 
E) Group polarization 
A) Groupthink 
B) Electronic brainstorming 
C) Nominal group technique 
D) Brainstorming 
E) Group polarization

Question 6

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During which stage of team development does a consensus form around the team's objectives?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The motivation to be part of an informal group is influenced mainly by the drive to:

Accepted Answer

A) defend 
B) learn 
C) acquire 
D) bond or socialize 
E) be inclusive and fair 
A) defend 
B) learn 
C) acquire 
D) bond or socialize 
E) be inclusive and fair

Question 9

A characteristic of team roles is that:

Accepted Answer

A) they influence the emotions and attitudes,but not behaviours,of team members. 
B) they are always assigned by organizational leaders to specific people in the team. 
C) they usually weaken team cohesiveness. 
D) most teams can operate effectively without any team roles. 
E) many roles within formal teams exist informally. 
A) they influence the emotions and attitudes,but not behaviours,of team members. 
B) they are always assigned by organizational leaders to specific people in the team. 
C) they usually weaken team cohesiveness. 
D) most teams can operate effectively without any team roles. 
E) many roles within formal teams exist informally.

Question 10

When highly cohesive teams have norms that conflict with organizational goals team performance is reduced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Team members tend to work together more effectively when they are rewarded for individual,performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A diverse team is better than a homogeneous team:

Accepted Answer

A) on complex projects and tasks requiring innovative solutions. 
B) on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation. 
C) in situations where the team must reach the performing stage of team development quickly. 
D) in every organizational activity. 
E) Never; heterogeneous teams are always less effective than homogeneous teams. 
A) on complex projects and tasks requiring innovative solutions. 
B) on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation. 
C) in situations where the team must reach the performing stage of team development quickly. 
D) in every organizational activity. 
E) Never; heterogeneous teams are always less effective than homogeneous teams.

Question 13

Quokka Electronics has research and development operations in three locations across Canada.The company is planning to develop a new microprocessor,which involves exploring previously untested ideas and applying methods that have a high degree of complexity.This project would require a dozen researchers and technicians with diverse skills and knowledge and whose individual work would be highly interdependent with each other.Under these conditions,would you recommend a virtual team or a conventional face-to-face team? Justify your choice.

Accepted Answer

This question relates to the team tasks

Question 14

Which of the following statements about evaluation apprehension in team settings is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Evaluation apprehension increases with the individual's motivation to share his or her ideas. 
B) Evaluation apprehension is more likely to occur when team members formally evaluate each other's performance throughout the year. 
C) Evaluation apprehension motivates team members to generate creative solutions,no matter how silly they may sound. 
D) Evaluation apprehension does not apply to team settings. 
E) None of these statements is true 
A) Evaluation apprehension increases with the individual's motivation to share his or her ideas. 
B) Evaluation apprehension is more likely to occur when team members formally evaluate each other's performance throughout the year. 
C) Evaluation apprehension motivates team members to generate creative solutions,no matter how silly they may sound. 
D) Evaluation apprehension does not apply to team settings. 
E) None of these statements is true

Question 15

Production blocking and evaluation apprehension:

Accepted Answer

A) improve the creative process 
B) help teams to avoid groupthink 
C) are two ways to overcome group polarization 
D) do all of these 
E) do none of these 
A) improve the creative process 
B) help teams to avoid groupthink 
C) are two ways to overcome group polarization 
D) do all of these 
E) do none of these

Question 16

Virtual teams are increasingly necessary because:

Accepted Answer

A) people perform better when they work alone. 
B) computer networks make distances among people less relevant. 
C) companies are becoming globalized,and employees are spread around the world. 
D) companies have shifted from production-based to knowledge-based work. 
E) the cost of office space is a prohibitive expense. 
A) people perform better when they work alone. 
B) computer networks make distances among people less relevant. 
C) companies are becoming globalized,and employees are spread around the world. 
D) companies have shifted from production-based to knowledge-based work. 
E) the cost of office space is a prohibitive expense.

Question 17

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

Accepted Answer

A) Nominal group technique 
B) Delphi method 
C) Brainstorming 
D) All three-brainstorming,Delphi method,and nominal group technique-explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
E) Both brainstorming and nominal group technique explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
A) Nominal group technique 
B) Delphi method 
C) Brainstorming 
D) All three-brainstorming,Delphi method,and nominal group technique-explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
E) Both brainstorming and nominal group technique explicitly discourage criticism and debate.

Question 18

You have recently been appointed as head of the nine-person accounting department in a large oil company.The accounting offices are located on the 6th and 3rd floors of head office.The three accounting employees on the 3rd floor use extra office space in the purchasing department.Two accounting employees were hired a few months before you took over the unit; one was offered a job at the time she submitted her application form (i.e.hired without an interview or careful review).The employees possess the skills and resources (e.g.new computer systems)to perform effectively if they work together as a team.However,you sense that this department lacks the necessary esprit de corps that would help it achieve the highest performance.Describe four distinct strategies you would use to build the accounting department into a more cohesive unit and explain how these strategies would increase cohesiveness.

Accepted Answer

There are six strategies described in th

Question 19

One problem with team building is that:

Accepted Answer

A) organizations rarely provide any team building to employees any more. 
B) team building tends to slow down the team development process. 
C) corporate leaders incorrectly assume team building is a broad-brush solution to general team problems. 
D) none of the known team building interventions has any effect on teams. 
E) all of these are problems with team building. 
A) organizations rarely provide any team building to employees any more. 
B) team building tends to slow down the team development process. 
C) corporate leaders incorrectly assume team building is a broad-brush solution to general team problems. 
D) none of the known team building interventions has any effect on teams. 
E) all of these are problems with team building.

Question 20

Groupthink is more likely to occur when the team has experienced recent success in other decision-making problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements about teams and groups is FALSE?

In effective teams,members must be motivated and able to work together,as well as contribute to the team's task.

Social loafing is least common in situations where team members work alone towards a common output.

Research has found less evidence supporting the existence of which of these concepts?

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

During which stage of team development does a consensus form around the team's objectives?

The motivation to be part of an informal group is influenced mainly by the drive to:

A characteristic of team roles is that:

When highly cohesive teams have norms that conflict with organizational goals team performance is reduced.

Team members tend to work together more effectively when they are rewarded for individual,performance.

A diverse team is better than a homogeneous team:

Which of the following statements about evaluation apprehension in team settings is TRUE?

Production blocking and evaluation apprehension:

Virtual teams are increasingly necessary because:

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

One problem with team building is that:

Groupthink is more likely to occur when the team has experienced recent success in other decision-making problems.

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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

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Which of the following statements about teams and groups is FALSE?

In effective teams,members must be motivated and able to work together,as well as contribute to the team's task.

Social loafing is least common in situations where team members work alone towards a common output.

Research has found less evidence supporting the existence of which of these concepts?

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

During which stage of team development does a consensus form around the team's objectives?

The motivation to be part of an informal group is influenced mainly by the drive to:

A characteristic of team roles is that:

When highly cohesive teams have norms that conflict with organizational goals team performance is reduced.

Team members tend to work together more effectively when they are rewarded for individual,performance.

A diverse team is better than a homogeneous team:

Which of the following statements about evaluation apprehension in team settings is TRUE?

Production blocking and evaluation apprehension:

Virtual teams are increasingly necessary because:

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

One problem with team building is that:

Groupthink is more likely to occur when the team has experienced recent success in other decision-making problems.

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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