Question 1

Conforming,performing,and reforming are all:

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A)  stages of team development. 
B)  types of team norms. 
C)  reasons why teams disband. 
D)  factors that improve team cohesiveness. 
E)  none of these statements. 
A)  stages of team development. 
B)  types of team norms. 
C)  reasons why teams disband. 
D)  factors that improve team cohesiveness. 
E)  none of these statements.

Question 2

Social identity theory partly explains why people join informal groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All teams exist to fulfill some purpose,either for the organization or for its members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

In large teams,members tend to break into informal subgroups around common interests and work activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

types of strategies that SoftWat might use to reduce social loafing among members of these consulting teams.

Accepted Answer

The textbook describes five types of str

Question 7

The team development model does NOT recognize that:

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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

______ is one explanation why people belong to informal groups.

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A)  Rewards 
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)  Rewards 
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 9

Teams have which of the following features?

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A)  Two or more people 
B)  Perceive themselves as a social entity 
C)  Exist to fulfill some purpose. 
D)  Team members influence each other 
E)  All of these are features of teams. 
A)  Two or more people 
B)  Perceive themselves as a social entity 
C)  Exist to fulfill some purpose. 
D)  Team members influence each other 
E)  All of these are features of teams.

Question 10

The head of emergency services in a large city strongly believes that heterogeneous 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 11

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

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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 12

As team size increases,members increase their frequency of interaction and are therefore more likely to increase their identity with the team's main objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What generally occurs during the 'storming' stage of team development?

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A)  Members learn about each other and evaluate the benefits and costs of continued membership. 
B)  Members shift their attention away from task orientation to a socioemotional focus as they realize their relationship is coming to an end. 
C)  Members have learned to coordinate their actions and now become more task-oriented. 
D)  Members develop their first real sense of cohesion and, through disclosure and feedback, make an effort to understand and accept each other. 
E)  Members try to assume specific responsibilities and influence the team's goals and means of goal attainment. 
A)  Members learn about each other and evaluate the benefits and costs of continued membership. 
B)  Members shift their attention away from task orientation to a socioemotional focus as they realize their relationship is coming to an end. 
C)  Members have learned to coordinate their actions and now become more task-oriented. 
D)  Members develop their first real sense of cohesion and, through disclosure and feedback, make an effort to understand and accept each other. 
E)  Members try to assume specific responsibilities and influence the team's goals and means of goal attainment.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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.

Question 16

Cohesiveness tends to be higher in teams where the office design facilitates communication among team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

You have been given the unique opportunity to develop a 'greenfield' site for a new production facility.A greenfield site means that the entire operation is new,including employees,structure and practices.You want to ensure that the new plant supports self-directed work teams,unlike other company facilities which mainly focus on individual performance.Describe four different elements of the organizational and team environment that you need to consider that influence team effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Students should describe any four of the

Question 18

Teams develop their first real sense of cohesion during the norming stage of team development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In effective teams,members must be motivated and able to work together,as well as contribute to the team's task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Teams are most effective when their members:

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A)  have the same skills and values. 
B)  collectively possess the required competencies for the task. 
C)  are motivated to participate in the team. 
D)  have all of these features. 
E)  collectively possess the required competencies for the task AND are motivated to participate in the team. 
A)  have the same skills and values. 
B)  collectively possess the required competencies for the task. 
C)  are motivated to participate in the team. 
D)  have all of these features. 
E)  collectively possess the required competencies for the task AND are motivated to participate in the team.

Conforming,performing,and reforming are all:

Social identity theory partly explains why people join informal groups.

All teams exist to fulfill some purpose,either for the organization or for its members.

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

In large teams,members tend to break into informal subgroups around common interests and work activities.

types of strategies that SoftWat might use to reduce social loafing among members of these consulting teams.

The team development model does NOT recognize that:

______ is one explanation why people belong to informal groups.

Teams have which of the following features?

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

As team size increases,members increase their frequency of interaction and are therefore more likely to increase their identity with the team's main objective.

What generally occurs during the 'storming' stage of team development?

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

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

Cohesiveness tends to be higher in teams where the office design facilitates communication among team members.

Teams develop their first real sense of cohesion during the norming stage of team development.

In effective teams,members must be motivated and able to work together,as well as contribute to the team's task.

Teams are most effective when their members:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, values, and Personality

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions and Attitudes

Motivation in the Workplace

Applied Performance Practices

Work-Related Stress and Stress Management

Decision Making and Creativity

Developing High Performance Teams

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 9: Foundations of Team Dynamics

Conforming,performing,and reforming are all:

Social identity theory partly explains why people join informal groups.

All teams exist to fulfill some purpose,either for the organization or for its members.

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

In large teams,members tend to break into informal subgroups around common interests and work activities.

types of strategies that SoftWat might use to reduce social loafing among members of these consulting teams.

The team development model does NOT recognize that:

______ is one explanation why people belong to informal groups.

Teams have which of the following features?

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

As team size increases,members increase their frequency of interaction and are therefore more likely to increase their identity with the team's main objective.

What generally occurs during the 'storming' stage of team development?

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

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

Cohesiveness tends to be higher in teams where the office design facilitates communication among team members.

Teams develop their first real sense of cohesion during the norming stage of team development.

In effective teams,members must be motivated and able to work together,as well as contribute to the team's task.

Teams are most effective when their members:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, values, and Personality

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions and Attitudes

Motivation in the Workplace

Applied Performance Practices

Work-Related Stress and Stress Management

Decision Making and Creativity

Developing High Performance Teams

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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