Question 1

The nominal group technique tends to produce more and better ideas than do traditional interacting groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As team leader,you discover that a competitor is about to develop a similar product that your group is currently developing.What is most likely to happen if you tell your team members about this external threat?

Accepted Answer

A) The team would become more cohesive. 
B) The team would begin to introduce dysfunctional norms. 
C) The team would move quickly to the adjourning stage of team development. 
D) Individual team members would become more productive through social loafing. 
E) All of these will occur. 
A) The team would become more cohesive. 
B) The team would begin to introduce dysfunctional norms. 
C) The team would move quickly to the adjourning stage of team development. 
D) Individual team members would become more productive through social loafing. 
E) All of these will occur.

Question 3

Employees working in an organization would be considered a team only when:

Accepted Answer

A) they have the same skills. 
B) they report to the same supervisor. 
C) they manage their own work activities without a supervisor. 
D) they exist to serve some purpose and perceive themselves to a team. 
E) Never,because work teams never include all employees from the same department. 
A) they have the same skills. 
B) they report to the same supervisor. 
C) they manage their own work activities without a supervisor. 
D) they exist to serve some purpose and perceive themselves to a team. 
E) Never,because work teams never include all employees from the same department.

Question 4

The textbook warns that team building is usually ineffective when:

Accepted Answer

A) attempting to improve the team development process. 
B) the team needs to resolve internal conflicts. 
C) the team needs to clarify its performance goals. 
D) team members need to clarify or reconstruct perceptions of their roles in the team. 
E) Team building is NOT usually ineffective in any of the above situations. 
A) attempting to improve the team development process. 
B) the team needs to resolve internal conflicts. 
C) the team needs to clarify its performance goals. 
D) team members need to clarify or reconstruct perceptions of their roles in the team. 
E) Team building is NOT usually ineffective in any of the above situations.

Question 5

One challenge with constructive conflict is preventing it from sliding into personal attacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All teams exist to fulfill some purpose,either for the organization or for its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

Accepted Answer

A) Form larger work teams. 
B) Specialize tasks. 
C) Measure individual performance. 
D) Make the work more interesting to the social loafer and other team members. 
E) Select team members with a collectivist value orientation. 
A) Form larger work teams. 
B) Specialize tasks. 
C) Measure individual performance. 
D) Make the work more interesting to the social loafer and other team members. 
E) Select team members with a collectivist value orientation.

Question 8

"Ideally,all work teams should have seven members,give or take one or two." Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

Accepted Answer

This question addresses the issue of the

Question 9

The higher the level of task interdependence,the greater the need for individuals working alone than together in teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The trust that new team members feel towards their teammates is fragile and easily weakened.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Brooks's law is also called the "mythical man-month."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Team members rarely conform to team norms unless other team members apply reinforcement or punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

IDEO and other successful companies continue to use brainstorming to enhance creativity.Identify one limitation of brainstorming as well as the benefits which explain why IDEO and other companies use brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

One problem is that brainstorming rules

Question 14

Teams are best suited for tasks with low interdependence among team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why do teams tend to produce more ideas in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming sessions?

Accepted Answer

A) Team members tend to be more openly critical of each other in traditional brainstorming than in electronic brainstorming. 
B) There is less production blocking in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
C) There is less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
D) There is more open critique AND less production blocking in electronic brainstorming. 
E) There is less production blocking AND less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming. 
A) Team members tend to be more openly critical of each other in traditional brainstorming than in electronic brainstorming. 
B) There is less production blocking in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
C) There is less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming. 
D) There is more open critique AND less production blocking in electronic brainstorming. 
E) There is less production blocking AND less evaluation apprehension in electronic brainstorming.

Question 16

One benefit of team building is that it doesn't affect the team development process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Self-directed work teams are more difficult to apply:

Accepted Answer

A) in organizations with fewer than 100 employees. 
B) in autocratic organizational cultures. 
C) where the work involves performing a service rather than making a product. 
D) where supervisors previously worked in high-involvement workplaces. 
E) in all of these situations. 
A) in organizations with fewer than 100 employees. 
B) in autocratic organizational cultures. 
C) where the work involves performing a service rather than making a product. 
D) where supervisors previously worked in high-involvement workplaces. 
E) in all of these situations.

Question 18

Teams are most effective when their members:

Accepted Answer

A) have the same skills and values. 
B) collectively possess the required competencies for the task. 
C) are motivated to participate in the team. 
D) have all of these features. 
E) collectively possess the required competencies for the task AND are motivated to participate in the team. 
A) have the same skills and values. 
B) collectively possess the required competencies for the task. 
C) are motivated to participate in the team. 
D) have all of these features. 
E) collectively possess the required competencies for the task AND are motivated to participate in the team.

Question 19

Reciprocal interdependence is the highest level of task interdependence in organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In effective teams,each member must possess the full set of competencies to perform the team's entire task alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The nominal group technique tends to produce more and better ideas than do traditional interacting groups.

As team leader,you discover that a competitor is about to develop a similar product that your group is currently developing.What is most likely to happen if you tell your team members about this external threat?

Employees working in an organization would be considered a team only when:

The textbook warns that team building is usually ineffective when:

One challenge with constructive conflict is preventing it from sliding into personal attacks.

All teams exist to fulfill some purpose,either for the organization or for its members.

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

"Ideally,all work teams should have seven members,give or take one or two." Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

The higher the level of task interdependence,the greater the need for individuals working alone than together in teams.

The trust that new team members feel towards their teammates is fragile and easily weakened.

Brooks's law is also called the "mythical man-month."

Team members rarely conform to team norms unless other team members apply reinforcement or punishment.

IDEO and other successful companies continue to use brainstorming to enhance creativity.Identify one limitation of brainstorming as well as the benefits which explain why IDEO and other companies use brainstorming.

Teams are best suited for tasks with low interdependence among team members.

Why do teams tend to produce more ideas in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming sessions?

One benefit of team building is that it doesn't affect the team development process.

Self-directed work teams are more difficult to apply:

Teams are most effective when their members:

Reciprocal interdependence is the highest level of task interdependence in organizations.

In effective teams,each member must possess the full set of competencies to perform the team's entire task alone.

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Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

The nominal group technique tends to produce more and better ideas than do traditional interacting groups.

As team leader,you discover that a competitor is about to develop a similar product that your group is currently developing.What is most likely to happen if you tell your team members about this external threat?

Employees working in an organization would be considered a team only when:

The textbook warns that team building is usually ineffective when:

One challenge with constructive conflict is preventing it from sliding into personal attacks.

All teams exist to fulfill some purpose,either for the organization or for its members.

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

"Ideally,all work teams should have seven members,give or take one or two." Discuss the accuracy of this statement.

The higher the level of task interdependence,the greater the need for individuals working alone than together in teams.

The trust that new team members feel towards their teammates is fragile and easily weakened.

Brooks's law is also called the "mythical man-month."

Team members rarely conform to team norms unless other team members apply reinforcement or punishment.

IDEO and other successful companies continue to use brainstorming to enhance creativity.Identify one limitation of brainstorming as well as the benefits which explain why IDEO and other companies use brainstorming.

Teams are best suited for tasks with low interdependence among team members.

Why do teams tend to produce more ideas in electronic brainstorming than in traditional brainstorming sessions?

One benefit of team building is that it doesn't affect the team development process.

Self-directed work teams are more difficult to apply:

Teams are most effective when their members:

Reciprocal interdependence is the highest level of task interdependence in organizations.

In effective teams,each member must possess the full set of competencies to perform the team's entire task alone.

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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