Question 1

Electronic brainstorming is any situation in which team members communicate through email and other computer technologies to make decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Forming smaller teams and measuring individual rather than team performance tends to increase the likelihood of social loafing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Team members typically hold one or more formal roles in the team as well as roles that they informally fulfill at various times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Reciprocal interdependence is the highest level of task interdependence in organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Critical events,such as a colleague's serious injury,may alter team norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Evaluation apprehension causes employees to present ideas to the group even though the ideas are silly and a waste of the group's time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Team members rarely conform to team norms unless other team members apply reinforcement or punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Two important elements of the team's environment are the team's size and composition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Virtual teams operate best in tasks that require no coordination among team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Trust occurs when we have positive expectations about another party's intentions and actions toward us in situations involving vulnerability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One problem with team building is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  organizations rarely provide any team building to employees any more. 
B)  team building tends to slow down the team development process. 
C)  corporate leaders incorrectly assume team building is a broad-brush solution to general team problems. 
D)  none of the known team building interventions has any effect on teams. 
E)  all of these are problems with team building. 
A)  organizations rarely provide any team building to employees any more. 
B)  team building tends to slow down the team development process. 
C)  corporate leaders incorrectly assume team building is a broad-brush solution to general team problems. 
D)  none of the known team building interventions has any effect on teams. 
E)  all of these are problems with team building.

Question 15

What is the relationship between team cohesiveness and team productivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher team cohesiveness increases productivity. 
B)  Higher team cohesiveness reduces productivity. 
C)  Team cohesiveness has no effect on productivity. 
D)  The effect of cohesiveness on productivity depends on the group's attitude towards cohesiveness. 
E)  The effect of team cohesiveness on productivity depends on whether team norms are consistent with organizational goals. 
A)  Higher team cohesiveness increases productivity. 
B)  Higher team cohesiveness reduces productivity. 
C)  Team cohesiveness has no effect on productivity. 
D)  The effect of cohesiveness on productivity depends on the group's attitude towards cohesiveness. 
E)  The effect of team cohesiveness on productivity depends on whether team norms are consistent with organizational goals.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about teams and groups is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some teams exist without any goal or purpose. 
B)  A team can have dozens of members. 
C)  Departments are teams when employees interact with each other. 
D)  All members of a work team have influence, although some may have more influence than others. 
E)  A team always requires some form of communication among its members. 
A)  Some teams exist without any goal or purpose. 
B)  A team can have dozens of members. 
C)  Departments are teams when employees interact with each other. 
D)  All members of a work team have influence, although some may have more influence than others. 
E)  A team always requires some form of communication among its members.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about evaluation apprehension in team settings is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evaluation apprehension is based on the individual's desire to create a favourable self-presentation. 
B)  Evaluation apprehension occurs when employees believe that other team members are silently evaluating them. 
C)  Evaluation apprehension decreases the individual's motivation to share his or her ideas. 
D)  Evaluation apprehension is more common when the meeting is attended by people with higher status or expertise. 
E)  Evaluation apprehension is less likely to occur when team members formally evaluate each other's performance throughout the year. 
A)  Evaluation apprehension is based on the individual's desire to create a favourable self-presentation. 
B)  Evaluation apprehension occurs when employees believe that other team members are silently evaluating them. 
C)  Evaluation apprehension decreases the individual's motivation to share his or her ideas. 
D)  Evaluation apprehension is more common when the meeting is attended by people with higher status or expertise. 
E)  Evaluation apprehension is less likely to occur when team members formally evaluate each other's performance throughout the year.

Question 18

The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased preference for employees to work alone rather than interdependently with others. 
B)  increased emphasis on business ethics. 
C)  increased workforce diversity. 
D)  better information technology. 
E)  None of these factors explains the increasing number of virtual teams. 
A)  increased preference for employees to work alone rather than interdependently with others. 
B)  increased emphasis on business ethics. 
C)  increased workforce diversity. 
D)  better information technology. 
E)  None of these factors explains the increasing number of virtual teams.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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.

Electronic brainstorming is any situation in which team members communicate through email and other computer technologies to make decisions.

Forming smaller teams and measuring individual rather than team performance tends to increase the likelihood of social loafing.

Team members typically hold one or more formal roles in the team as well as roles that they informally fulfill at various times.

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

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

Reciprocal interdependence is the highest level of task interdependence in organizations.

Critical events,such as a colleague's serious injury,may alter team norms.

Evaluation apprehension causes employees to present ideas to the group even though the ideas are silly and a waste of the group's time.

Team members rarely conform to team norms unless other team members apply reinforcement or punishment.

Two important elements of the team's environment are the team's size and composition.

Virtual teams operate best in tasks that require no coordination among team members.

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

Trust occurs when we have positive expectations about another party's intentions and actions toward us in situations involving vulnerability.

One problem with team building is that:

What is the relationship between team cohesiveness and team productivity?

Which of the following statements about teams and groups is FALSE?

Which of the following statements about evaluation apprehension in team settings is FALSE?

The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:

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

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

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

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Electronic brainstorming is any situation in which team members communicate through email and other computer technologies to make decisions.

Forming smaller teams and measuring individual rather than team performance tends to increase the likelihood of social loafing.

Team members typically hold one or more formal roles in the team as well as roles that they informally fulfill at various times.

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

One of the main advantages of brainstorming is that it results in more creative ideas being generated.

Reciprocal interdependence is the highest level of task interdependence in organizations.

Critical events,such as a colleague's serious injury,may alter team norms.

Evaluation apprehension causes employees to present ideas to the group even though the ideas are silly and a waste of the group's time.

Team members rarely conform to team norms unless other team members apply reinforcement or punishment.

Two important elements of the team's environment are the team's size and composition.

Virtual teams operate best in tasks that require no coordination among team members.

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

Trust occurs when we have positive expectations about another party's intentions and actions toward us in situations involving vulnerability.

One problem with team building is that:

What is the relationship between team cohesiveness and team productivity?

Which of the following statements about teams and groups is FALSE?

Which of the following statements about evaluation apprehension in team settings is FALSE?

The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:

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

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

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

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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