Question 1

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

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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 2

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 3

Compared to individuals working alone,teams have the potential to:

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A) make better decisions. 
B) develop better products. 
C) create a more energized workforce. 
D) provide superior customer service. 
E) provide all of these results. 
A) make better decisions. 
B) develop better products. 
C) create a more energized workforce. 
D) provide superior customer service. 
E) provide all of these results.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT identified as type of team boundary spanning?

Accepted Answer

A) Ambassador activities 
B) Task coordination 
C) Horizontal boundary spanning 
D) Circular boundary spanning 
E) Scouting activities 
A) Ambassador activities 
B) Task coordination 
C) Horizontal boundary spanning 
D) Circular boundary spanning 
E) Scouting activities

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Virtual teams are typically more effective when their members:

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A) are allowed to adopt technology that suits their needs at a particular time,rather than have it imposed upon them. 
B) avoid using e-mail or telephones to communicate. 
C) agree during the team's formation to use only one communication medium,such as e-mail or teleconferencing. 
D) use web-based chat and message services rather than e-mail or telephone conversations. 
E) work alone rather than interact with each other during the project. 
A) are allowed to adopt technology that suits their needs at a particular time,rather than have it imposed upon them. 
B) avoid using e-mail or telephones to communicate. 
C) agree during the team's formation to use only one communication medium,such as e-mail or teleconferencing. 
D) use web-based chat and message services rather than e-mail or telephone conversations. 
E) work alone rather than interact with each other during the project.

Question 10

Most team building interventions try to:

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A) select the most appropriate members for the various teams in the organization. 
B) identify the best leader for the team. 
C) help team members find ways to reduce their interdependence. 
D) improve the work environment. 
E) accelerate the team development process. 
A) select the most appropriate members for the various teams in the organization. 
B) identify the best leader for the team. 
C) help team members find ways to reduce their interdependence. 
D) improve the work environment. 
E) accelerate the team development process.

Question 11

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Question 13

SDTs tend to be more successful where:

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A) employees perform identical tasks. 
B) employees require direct supervision to motivate them. 
C) employees perform tasks that are independent of each other. 
D) all of these conditions exist. 
E) none of these conditions exist. 
A) employees perform identical tasks. 
B) employees require direct supervision to motivate them. 
C) employees perform tasks that are independent of each other. 
D) all of these conditions exist. 
E) none of these conditions exist.

Question 14

Team cohesiveness tends to be higher:

Accepted Answer

A) in smaller teams. 
B) when entry into the team becomes extremely difficult and humiliating. 
C) when the team has distinct fault lines. 
D) when members have limited interaction. 
E) when all of these conditions occur. 
A) in smaller teams. 
B) when entry into the team becomes extremely difficult and humiliating. 
C) when the team has distinct fault lines. 
D) when members have limited interaction. 
E) when all of these conditions occur.

Question 15

Virtual teams are best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) groups of employees who are almost (virtually)identical to each other in skills and values. 
B) cross-functional groups of employees that operate across space,time,and organizational boundaries. 
C) formal work teams in which most members do not feel that they are really part of the team. 
D) informal groups that meet only in cyberspace. 
E) groups of employees from different departments who are located near each other. 
A) groups of employees who are almost (virtually)identical to each other in skills and values. 
B) cross-functional groups of employees that operate across space,time,and organizational boundaries. 
C) formal work teams in which most members do not feel that they are really part of the team. 
D) informal groups that meet only in cyberspace. 
E) groups of employees from different departments who are located near each other.

Question 16

Overconfident teams have a deflated team efficacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

Compared to individuals working alone,teams have the potential to:

Which of the following is NOT identified as type of team boundary spanning?

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

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

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

Virtual teams are typically more effective when their members:

Most team building interventions try to:

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Production blocking and evaluation apprehension:

SDTs tend to be more successful where:

Team cohesiveness tends to be higher:

Virtual teams are best described as:

Overconfident teams have a deflated team efficacy.

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Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

Compared to individuals working alone,teams have the potential to:

Which of the following is NOT identified as type of team boundary spanning?

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

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

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

Virtual teams are typically more effective when their members:

Most team building interventions try to:

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Production blocking and evaluation apprehension:

SDTs tend to be more successful where:

Team cohesiveness tends to be higher:

Virtual teams are best described as:

Overconfident teams have a deflated team efficacy.

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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