Question 1

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 2

Teams are groups of two or more people who have equal influence over each other regarding the team's goals and means of achieving those goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of these statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) All groups are teams. 
B) Groups are teams with a high level of task interdependence. 
C) Unlike teams,groups are associated with an organizational objective. 
D) Some groups are just people assembled together in the same physical area. 
E) Group are teams that have no purpose for their members. 
A) All groups are teams. 
B) Groups are teams with a high level of task interdependence. 
C) Unlike teams,groups are associated with an organizational objective. 
D) Some groups are just people assembled together in the same physical area. 
E) Group are teams that have no purpose for their members.

Question 4

Organizational behaviour scholars have concluded that employees always work better in teams than alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The team effectiveness model does not apply to virtual teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Forming,storming,and norming are the three main levels of task interdependence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Calculus-based trust:

Accepted Answer

A) no longer exists in Canadian companies. 
B) is the minimum level of trust to hold a relationship together. 
C) is mainly based on the other party's predictability. 
D) occurs when one party thinks,feels,and responds like the other party. 
E) has none of these characteristics. 
A) no longer exists in Canadian companies. 
B) is the minimum level of trust to hold a relationship together. 
C) is mainly based on the other party's predictability. 
D) occurs when one party thinks,feels,and responds like the other party. 
E) has none of these characteristics.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In teams plagued by overconfidence,the team's efficacy far exceeds reality regarding its competencies and the favourableness of the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The team actions that establish or enhance linkages and manage interactions with parties in the external environment refer to:

Accepted Answer

A) teamwork. 
B) taskwork. 
C) team boundary spanning. 
D) team outreach. 
E) team externalizing. 
A) teamwork. 
B) taskwork. 
C) team boundary spanning. 
D) team outreach. 
E) team externalizing.

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

Employees in a department are considered a team only when they directly interact and coordinate work activities with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Several customer service teams in your organization have dysfunctional norms in which they don't proactively ask clients whether they would like to try certain new services.If you were given the opportunity to form a new customer service team,which of the following would remove or avoid forming this dysfunctional norm?

Accepted Answer

A) Soon after the team members are selected,you clearly state the norm that team members should proactively ask clients to consider other services. 
B) You select employees who do not accept the dysfunctional norm. 
C) You introduce a team-based reward system that explicitly discourages the dysfunctional norm. 
D) If team members are regularly forgetting to ask clients to consider other services,then you would explicitly talk to them about the problems and dangers of this dysfunctional norm. 
E) All of these actions would remove or avoid forming this dysfunctional norm. 
A) Soon after the team members are selected,you clearly state the norm that team members should proactively ask clients to consider other services. 
B) You select employees who do not accept the dysfunctional norm. 
C) You introduce a team-based reward system that explicitly discourages the dysfunctional norm. 
D) If team members are regularly forgetting to ask clients to consider other services,then you would explicitly talk to them about the problems and dangers of this dysfunctional norm. 
E) All of these actions would remove or avoid forming this dysfunctional norm.

Question 16

Which of the following organizational and team environment conditions potentially affects team effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A) Reward systems. 
B) Communication systems. 
C) Organizational leadership. 
D) Physical space 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Reward systems. 
B) Communication systems. 
C) Organizational leadership. 
D) Physical space 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Identify three levels of task interdependence and give an organizational example for each.

Accepted Answer

Task interdependence exists when team me

Question 20

Members of SDTs have jobs that are:

Accepted Answer

A) typically in services rather than production. 
B) enlarged but not enriched. 
C) enriched but not enlarged. 
D) specialized with a high division of labour. 
E) both enlarged and enriched. 
A) typically in services rather than production. 
B) enlarged but not enriched. 
C) enriched but not enlarged. 
D) specialized with a high division of labour. 
E) both enlarged and enriched.

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

Teams are groups of two or more people who have equal influence over each other regarding the team's goals and means of achieving those goals.

Which of these statements is TRUE?

Organizational behaviour scholars have concluded that employees always work better in teams than alone.

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

The team effectiveness model does not apply to virtual teams.

Forming,storming,and norming are the three main levels of task interdependence.

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

Calculus-based trust:

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

In teams plagued by overconfidence,the team's efficacy far exceeds reality regarding its competencies and the favourableness of the situation.

The team actions that establish or enhance linkages and manage interactions with parties in the external environment refer to:

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.

Employees in a department are considered a team only when they directly interact and coordinate work activities with each other.

Which of the following organizational and team environment conditions potentially affects team effectiveness?

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

The primary objective of team building is to:

Identify three levels of task interdependence and give an organizational example for each.

Members of SDTs have jobs that are:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, 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 Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

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

Teams are groups of two or more people who have equal influence over each other regarding the team's goals and means of achieving those goals.

Which of these statements is TRUE?

Organizational behaviour scholars have concluded that employees always work better in teams than alone.

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

The team effectiveness model does not apply to virtual teams.

Forming,storming,and norming are the three main levels of task interdependence.

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

Calculus-based trust:

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

In teams plagued by overconfidence,the team's efficacy far exceeds reality regarding its competencies and the favourableness of the situation.

The team actions that establish or enhance linkages and manage interactions with parties in the external environment refer to:

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.

Employees in a department are considered a team only when they directly interact and coordinate work activities with each other.

Which of the following organizational and team environment conditions potentially affects team effectiveness?

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

The primary objective of team building is to:

Identify three levels of task interdependence and give an organizational example for each.

Members of SDTs have jobs that are:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, 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 Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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