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

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Electronic brainstorming significantly reduces the problem of production blocking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Some __________ are just people assembled together without any necessary _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  groups; interdependence 
B)  production teams; norms 
C)  teams; cohesiveness 
D)  task forces; goals 
E)  teams; norms 
A)  groups; interdependence 
B)  production teams; norms 
C)  teams; cohesiveness 
D)  task forces; goals 
E)  teams; norms

Question 6

A large bank wanted to develop a more team-focused culture,so it put all departments and branches through a series of three-day team building sessions.These expensive sessions represented a combination of wilderness-based trust-building (such as trust falls and leaderless problem solving)and sessions in which employees revealed their personal experiences and problems.Six months after the workforce had completed this training,the bank discovered that most departments and branches operated very much as they had before the team building program.There was little team culture and employees worked together with varying degrees of proficiency.Moreover,several employees had left the firm because they were upset about revealing their personal lives to colleagues.Identify two types of team building problems that would explain the general failure of this team building intervention.

Accepted Answer

The textbook describes three reasons why

Question 7

____________ encourages employee perceptions about being together as a team and influences the team's ability to accomplish tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Task independence 
B)  A U-shaped work cell 
C)  An organizational structure with many layers of management 
D)  An individual reward system 
E)  A straight-line assembly line 
A)  Task independence 
B)  A U-shaped work cell 
C)  An organizational structure with many layers of management 
D)  An individual reward system 
E)  A straight-line assembly line

Question 8

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 9

A team that achieves its organizational goals,satisfies member needs,and survives in its environment:

Accepted Answer

A)  is an effective team. 
B)  is called a task force. 
C)  has not yet reached its highest level of team development. 
D)  has a strong communication system but inappropriate reward system. 
E)  has too many members for the required task. 
A)  is an effective team. 
B)  is called a task force. 
C)  has not yet reached its highest level of team development. 
D)  has a strong communication system but inappropriate reward system. 
E)  has too many members for the required task.

Question 10

Team cohesiveness can be strengthened in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  making the team just large enough to facilitate goal accomplishment. 
B)  letting anyone become a team member. 
C)  creating or sensitizing the team to an external threat to its existence or goal accomplishment. 
D)  ensuring that team members have compatible values and goals. 
E)  showing members that the team is necessary to fulfill individual needs. 
A)  making the team just large enough to facilitate goal accomplishment. 
B)  letting anyone become a team member. 
C)  creating or sensitizing the team to an external threat to its existence or goal accomplishment. 
D)  ensuring that team members have compatible values and goals. 
E)  showing members that the team is necessary to fulfill individual needs.

Question 11

Calculus-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Self-directed work teams plan,organize,and control activities with little or no direct involvement of supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Teams flourish when the organizational structure encourages interaction and interdependence among team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

SDWTs are best suited to situations where:

Accepted Answer

A)  employees perform highly interdependent tasks. 
B)  management wants to closely monitor employee performance. 
C)  employees perform identical tasks. 
D)  employees do not get along with each other. 
E)  all of these conditions exist. 
A)  employees perform highly interdependent tasks. 
B)  management wants to closely monitor employee performance. 
C)  employees perform identical tasks. 
D)  employees do not get along with each other. 
E)  all of these conditions exist.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective team members that is categorized in your text:

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperating. 
B)  communicating. 
C)  conflict resolving. 
D)  completing. 
E)  comforting. 
A)  cooperating. 
B)  communicating. 
C)  conflict resolving. 
D)  completing. 
E)  comforting.

Question 16

Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimize team cohesiveness. 
B)  add more roles to the team. 
C)  increase the risk of forming dysfunctional norms. 
D)  minimize social loafing. 
E)  do all of these things to the team. 
A)  minimize team cohesiveness. 
B)  add more roles to the team. 
C)  increase the risk of forming dysfunctional norms. 
D)  minimize social loafing. 
E)  do all of these things to the team.

Question 17

A team is effective when:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is able to maintain the team's survival. 
B)  members are able to fulfill their needs through membership in the team. 
C)  it achieves its goals. 
D)  it achieves all of the above. 
E)  its achieves its goals AND maintain the team's survival. 
A)  it is able to maintain the team's survival. 
B)  members are able to fulfill their needs through membership in the team. 
C)  it achieves its goals. 
D)  it achieves all of the above. 
E)  its achieves its goals AND maintain the team's survival.

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

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Electronic brainstorming significantly reduces the problem of production blocking.

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Some ____ are just people assembled together without any necessary _.

____________ encourages employee perceptions about being together as a team and influences the team's ability to accomplish tasks.

Virtual teams are best described as:

A team that achieves its organizational goals,satisfies member needs,and survives in its environment:

Team cohesiveness can be strengthened in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

Calculus-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Self-directed work teams plan,organize,and control activities with little or no direct involvement of supervisors.

Teams flourish when the organizational structure encourages interaction and interdependence among team members.

SDWTs are best suited to situations where:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective team members that is categorized in your text:

Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:

A team is effective when:

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

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

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Electronic brainstorming significantly reduces the problem of production blocking.

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Some __________ are just people assembled together without any necessary _______.

____________ encourages employee perceptions about being together as a team and influences the team's ability to accomplish tasks.

Virtual teams are best described as:

A team that achieves its organizational goals,satisfies member needs,and survives in its environment:

Team cohesiveness can be strengthened in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

Calculus-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Self-directed work teams plan,organize,and control activities with little or no direct involvement of supervisors.

Teams flourish when the organizational structure encourages interaction and interdependence among team members.

SDWTs are best suited to situations where:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of effective team members that is categorized in your text:

Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:

A team is effective when:

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 Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change Additional Cases

Filters

Some ____ are just people assembled together without any necessary _.