Exam 10: Developing High Performance Teams

One of the emerging concepts in team dynamics is 'virtual teams'.Describe this concept,give one explanation why these teams are possible and give one explanation why these teams are increasingly necessary

Team building interventions often fail because they are offered as a three-day jump-start rather than an ongoing process.

Calculus-based trust is the best form of trust to have in virtual teams.

Describe the characteristics of a typical self-directed work team.

Production blocking causes team members to pay less attention to the conversation or to forget their own ideas.

One problem with constructive conflict is that it can easily slide into personal attacks.

The main advantage of constructive conflict is that it:

When companies introduce self-directed work teams,supervisors must change from command and control bosses to hands-off facilitators.

Group polarization occurs when:

The team effectiveness model does not apply to virtual teams.

The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:

Knowledge-based trust develops over time.

Sociotechnical systems theory recommends that SDWTs should be a "primary work unit." This means that:

Due to globalization,companies are usually unable to form virtual teams.

Volvo's Kalmer and Uddevalla plants have developed a near-perfect sociotechnical system where the social and technical systems are designed for maximum productivity and employee wellbeing.

Jane has been working in a quality control team for the past year and has developed a feeling that her values are different from the values of her coworkers.Moreover,some team members seem to be unpredictable because they say one thing but do not actually follow through with their promises.Still,Jane has remained with the company and stayed on this team because she enjoys quality control work and doesn't see any other employment available in this field.What foundation of trust does Jane most likely have in this team?