Question 1

Virtual teams operate best in tasks that require no coordination among team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The nominal group technique involves a three-stage process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Electronic brainstorming tends to reduce the adverse effects of evaluation apprehension and production blocking which tend to occur in traditional team decision-making sessions.Explain how these two concepts adversely affect traditional team decision making and why they are less likely to occur in electronic brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

Evaluation apprehension is the tendency

Question 4

A task force refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) any informal group that has the same members as the permanent task-oriented group. 
B) any formal group whose members work permanently and most of their time in that team. 
C) any formal group whose members must be able to perform all tasks on the team. 
D) any temporary team that investigates a particular problem and typically disbands when the decision is made. 
E) None of these statements describes a task force. 
A) any informal group that has the same members as the permanent task-oriented group. 
B) any formal group whose members work permanently and most of their time in that team. 
C) any formal group whose members must be able to perform all tasks on the team. 
D) any temporary team that investigates a particular problem and typically disbands when the decision is made. 
E) None of these statements describes a task force.

Question 5

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Self-directed work teams:

Accepted Answer

A) are informal groups. 
B) usually exist as communities of practice. 
C) have substantial autonomy over the execution of a complete task. 
D) consist of a group of employees led by their immediate supervisor. 
E) are common in Europe but rarely found in North America. 
A) are informal groups. 
B) usually exist as communities of practice. 
C) have substantial autonomy over the execution of a complete task. 
D) consist of a group of employees led by their immediate supervisor. 
E) are common in Europe but rarely found in North America.

Question 7

All teams are groups,but some types of groups are not teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) critique the ideas of other team members. 
B) piggyback on other people's ideas. 
C) provide as many ideas as possible. 
D) state ideas even if they may seem crazy. 
E) speak freely. 
A) critique the ideas of other team members. 
B) piggyback on other people's ideas. 
C) provide as many ideas as possible. 
D) state ideas even if they may seem crazy. 
E) speak freely.

Question 9

___________ explains why people belong to informal groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Goal setting theory 
B) Social identity theory 
C) Stages of team development 
D) Social loafing 
E) None of these factors explains why people belong to informal groups. 
A) Goal setting theory 
B) Social identity theory 
C) Stages of team development 
D) Social loafing 
E) None of these factors explains why people belong to informal groups.

Question 10

The nominal group technique removes the problems of evaluation apprehension and production blocking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Fault lines" are more likely to occur when teams:

Accepted Answer

A) have very few members. 
B) have developed through to the performing stage. 
C) are heterogeneous. 
D) are highly interdependent. 
E) have none of these features. 
A) have very few members. 
B) have developed through to the performing stage. 
C) are heterogeneous. 
D) are highly interdependent. 
E) have none of these features.

Question 12

reasons why employees join informal groups in organizational settings.

Accepted Answer

The textbook provides four explanations

Question 13

All groups are teams,but some types of teams are not groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under stressful or dangerous conditions,people are more likely congregate than disperse,even when doing so serves no protective purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Constructive conflict encourages participants to re-examine their assumptions and logic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One way to change team norms in existing teams is to explicitly discuss the counterproductive norms with team members using persuasive communication strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Brooks's Law,adding more people to a late software project tends to:

Accepted Answer

A) further delay the project. 
B) increase team cohesiveness. 
C) require less effort to maintain team dynamics. 
D) speed the team faster through team development. 
E) have no effect on team dynamics. 
A) further delay the project. 
B) increase team cohesiveness. 
C) require less effort to maintain team dynamics. 
D) speed the team faster through team development. 
E) have no effect on team dynamics.

Question 18

The head of emergency services in a large city strongly believes that diverse teams are more effective than homogeneous teams.The executive wants to put this belief into practice by frequently rotating ambulance and other emergency service teams so that teams would constantly have new people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.This would be supplemented with a hiring process that deliberately selects people with diverse ethnic,cultural and educational backgrounds.Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the executive's actions in the emergency services agency.

Accepted Answer

To answer this question well,students sh

Question 19

Team cohesiveness decreases with increase interaction,because there are more chances for conflicts to emerge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

actions to minimize the likelihood that this practice would occur in your new team.Your answer will also explain why each action might be effective.

Accepted Answer

The points listed below are based on the

Virtual teams operate best in tasks that require no coordination among team members.

The nominal group technique involves a three-stage process.

A task force refers to:

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Self-directed work teams:

All teams are groups,but some types of groups are not teams.

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

___________ explains why people belong to informal groups.

The nominal group technique removes the problems of evaluation apprehension and production blocking.

"Fault lines" are more likely to occur when teams:

reasons why employees join informal groups in organizational settings.

All groups are teams,but some types of teams are not groups.

Under stressful or dangerous conditions,people are more likely congregate than disperse,even when doing so serves no protective purpose.

Constructive conflict encourages participants to re-examine their assumptions and logic.

One way to change team norms in existing teams is to explicitly discuss the counterproductive norms with team members using persuasive communication strategies.

According to Brooks's Law,adding more people to a late software project tends to:

Team cohesiveness decreases with increase interaction,because there are more chances for conflicts to emerge.

actions to minimize the likelihood that this practice would occur in your new team.Your answer will also explain why each action might be effective.

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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

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Virtual teams operate best in tasks that require no coordination among team members.

The nominal group technique involves a three-stage process.

A task force refers to:

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Self-directed work teams:

All teams are groups,but some types of groups are not teams.

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

___________ explains why people belong to informal groups.

The nominal group technique removes the problems of evaluation apprehension and production blocking.

"Fault lines" are more likely to occur when teams:

reasons why employees join informal groups in organizational settings.

All groups are teams,but some types of teams are not groups.

Under stressful or dangerous conditions,people are more likely congregate than disperse,even when doing so serves no protective purpose.

Constructive conflict encourages participants to re-examine their assumptions and logic.

One way to change team norms in existing teams is to explicitly discuss the counterproductive norms with team members using persuasive communication strategies.

According to Brooks's Law,adding more people to a late software project tends to:

Team cohesiveness decreases with increase interaction,because there are more chances for conflicts to emerge.

actions to minimize the likelihood that this practice would occur in your new team.Your answer will also explain why each action might be effective.

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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