Question 1

Some informal groups exist primarily to satisfy the drive to bond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

Teams tend to make better decisions when:

Accepted Answer

A)  team members have similar backgrounds and characteristics. 
B)  the team leader is able to sway the group towards one preference over others. 
C)  team norms encourage consensus rather than disagreement. 
D)  all of these conditions exist. 
E)  none of these conditions exist. 
A)  team members have similar backgrounds and characteristics. 
B)  the team leader is able to sway the group towards one preference over others. 
C)  team norms encourage consensus rather than disagreement. 
D)  all of these conditions exist. 
E)  none of these conditions exist.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about teams and task characteristics is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teams are generally more effective when each person's tasks have low interdependence with tasks performed by other team members. 
B)  Teams are generally more effective when tasks are well structured and, therefore, easier to coordinate with other people. 
C)  Teams usually work better on complex rather than simple tasks. 
D)  People have a greater sense of being on a team when co-workers are linked through reciprocal rather than pooled interdependence. 
E)  Team members with relatively independent tasks are less likely to coordinate with each other. 
A)  Teams are generally more effective when each person's tasks have low interdependence with tasks performed by other team members. 
B)  Teams are generally more effective when tasks are well structured and, therefore, easier to coordinate with other people. 
C)  Teams usually work better on complex rather than simple tasks. 
D)  People have a greater sense of being on a team when co-workers are linked through reciprocal rather than pooled interdependence. 
E)  Team members with relatively independent tasks are less likely to coordinate with each other.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal group technique 
B)  Delphi method 
C)  Brainstorming 
D)  All three-brainstorming, Delphi method, and nominal group technique-explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
E)  Both brainstorming and nominal group technique explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
A)  Nominal group technique 
B)  Delphi method 
C)  Brainstorming 
D)  All three-brainstorming, Delphi method, and nominal group technique-explicitly discourage criticism and debate. 
E)  Both brainstorming and nominal group technique explicitly discourage criticism and debate.

Question 7

The team development model does NOT recognize that:

Accepted Answer

A)  some teams remain in a particular stage longer than others. 
B)  informal groups do not experience any development process. 
C)  teams really never develop past the norming stage. 
D)  the storming stage is a type of performing. 
E)  the storming stage follows the forming stage. 
A)  some teams remain in a particular stage longer than others. 
B)  informal groups do not experience any development process. 
C)  teams really never develop past the norming stage. 
D)  the storming stage is a type of performing. 
E)  the storming stage follows the forming stage.

Question 8

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 9

Two features that distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams are:

Accepted Answer

A)  size and heterogeneity. 
B)  lack of co-location and dependence on information technology. 
C)  joint optimization and primary work unit. 
D)  norms and trust. 
E)  None of these factors distinguishes virtual teams from conventional teams. 
A)  size and heterogeneity. 
B)  lack of co-location and dependence on information technology. 
C)  joint optimization and primary work unit. 
D)  norms and trust. 
E)  None of these factors distinguishes virtual teams from conventional teams.

Question 10

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

reasons why employees join informal groups in organizational settings.

Accepted Answer

The textbook provides four explanations

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a feature of nominal group technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants openly debate and criticize ideas constructively. 
B)  After the problem is described, team members silently and independently write down as many solutions as they can. 
C)  Nominal group technique discourages criticism or debate. 
D)  After ideas have been presented, participants silently and independently rank order or vote on each proposed solution. 
E)  Nominal group technique follows an individual, then team, then individual process. 
A)  Participants openly debate and criticize ideas constructively. 
B)  After the problem is described, team members silently and independently write down as many solutions as they can. 
C)  Nominal group technique discourages criticism or debate. 
D)  After ideas have been presented, participants silently and independently rank order or vote on each proposed solution. 
E)  Nominal group technique follows an individual, then team, then individual process.

Question 13

A critical feature of virtual teams is that they are co-located.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The only way to alter team norms is to disband the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn't know about.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Accepted Answer

A)  storming, norming, performing. 
B)  adjourning, conforming, performing. 
C)  forming, storming, norming. 
D)  forming, norming, performing. 
E)  forming, conforming, reforming. 
A)  storming, norming, performing. 
B)  adjourning, conforming, performing. 
C)  forming, storming, norming. 
D)  forming, norming, performing. 
E)  forming, conforming, reforming.

Question 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The drive to bond and the dynamics of social identity theory both explain why people:

Accepted Answer

A)  join informal groups. 
B)  tend to ignore team norms whenever possible. 
C)  have difficulty feeling cohesiveness in teams. 
D)  engage in social loafing. 
E)  work better alone than in teams. 
A)  join informal groups. 
B)  tend to ignore team norms whenever possible. 
C)  have difficulty feeling cohesiveness in teams. 
D)  engage in social loafing. 
E)  work better alone than in teams.

Some informal groups exist primarily to satisfy the drive to bond.

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

Teams tend to make better decisions when:

Which of the following statements about teams and task characteristics is FALSE?

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

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

The team development model does NOT recognize that:

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

Two features that distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams are:

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

reasons why employees join informal groups in organizational settings.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of nominal group technique?

A critical feature of virtual teams is that they are co-located.

The only way to alter team norms is to disband the group.

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn't know about.

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

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

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

The drive to bond and the dynamics of social identity theory both explain why people:

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

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Some informal groups exist primarily to satisfy the drive to bond.

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

Teams tend to make better decisions when:

Which of the following statements about teams and task characteristics is FALSE?

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

Which of these team decision-making structures explicitly discourages criticism and debate?

The team development model does NOT recognize that:

Which of the following does NOT minimize social loafing?

Two features that distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams are:

Some team-building interventions clarify the team's performance goals and increase the team's motivation to accomplish these goals.

reasons why employees join informal groups in organizational settings.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of nominal group technique?

A critical feature of virtual teams is that they are co-located.

The only way to alter team norms is to disband the group.

Informal groups exist primarily to complete tasks for the organization that management doesn't know about.

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

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Brainstorming includes all of these rules EXCEPT:

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

The drive to bond and the dynamics of social identity theory both explain why people:

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

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