Question 1

Pooled interdependence is:

Accepted Answer

A)  essential for team effectiveness. 
B)  the same as reciprocal interdependence. 
C)  the weakest form of interdependence other than complete independence. 
D)  the best way to avoid social loafing. 
E)  None of these statements represent pooled interdependence. 
A)  essential for team effectiveness. 
B)  the same as reciprocal interdependence. 
C)  the weakest form of interdependence other than complete independence. 
D)  the best way to avoid social loafing. 
E)  None of these statements represent pooled interdependence.

Question 2

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 3

Which of the following team environment factors is more important to virtual teams than to most conventional teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reward systems 
B)  Information technologies 
C)  Organizational structure 
D)  Organizational environment 
E)  None of these team environment factors is more important to virtual teams than to conventional teams. 
A)  Reward systems 
B)  Information technologies 
C)  Organizational structure 
D)  Organizational environment 
E)  None of these team environment factors is more important to virtual teams than to conventional teams.

Question 4

Team cohesiveness increases when entry into the group is very difficult and humiliates the new team member.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Companies with the best team dynamics are more likely to have team-based rewards and encourage interaction among team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Which of the following is a disadvantage of traditional and electronic brainstorming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees tend to get offensive when criticizing each other's ideas. 
B)  Employees feel very little involvement in the decision process. 
C)  Evaluation apprehension and production blocking still exist to some extent. 
D)  Participants are likely to experience some emotional enthusiasm in brainstorming groups. 
E)  All of these are disadvantages of traditional brainstorming. 
A)  Employees tend to get offensive when criticizing each other's ideas. 
B)  Employees feel very little involvement in the decision process. 
C)  Evaluation apprehension and production blocking still exist to some extent. 
D)  Participants are likely to experience some emotional enthusiasm in brainstorming groups. 
E)  All of these are disadvantages of traditional brainstorming.

Question 8

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 9

Team norms usually remain the same even when the group is disbanded and replaced with people with different values and experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following explicitly encourages team members to 'piggyback' or 'hitchhike' on the ideas presented by other team members?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brainstorming 
B)  Group polarization 
C)  Constructive conflict 
D)  Groupthink 
E)  Nominal group technique 
A)  Brainstorming 
B)  Group polarization 
C)  Constructive conflict 
D)  Groupthink 
E)  Nominal group technique

Question 11

Calculus,knowledge and identification are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the three stages of team development. 
B)  three ways to improve team cohesiveness. 
C)  three foundations of trust 
D)  three types of psychological contract. 
E)  the three stages of conflict among team members. 
A)  the three stages of team development. 
B)  three ways to improve team cohesiveness. 
C)  three foundations of trust 
D)  three types of psychological contract. 
E)  the three stages of conflict among team members.

Question 12

The head of emergency services in a large city strongly believes that diverse 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 13

Royal Dutch/Shell Group formed a team to improve revenues for its service stations along major highways in Malaysia.This team,which included a service station dealer,a union truck driver and four or five marketing executives,disbanded after it had reviewed the Malaysian service stations and submitted a business plan.The Malaysian group is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a friendship group. 
B)  a commuter group. 
C)  an informal group. 
D)  a community of practice. 
E)  a task force. 
A)  a friendship group. 
B)  a commuter group. 
C)  an informal group. 
D)  a community of practice. 
E)  a task force.

Question 14

Virtual teams are typically more effective when their members:

Accepted Answer

A)  are allowed to adopt technology that suits their needs at a particular time, rather than have it imposed upon them. 
B)  avoid using email or telephones to communicate. 
C)  agree during the team's formation to use only one communication medium, such as email or teleconferencing. 
D)  use web-based chat and message services rather than email or telephone conversations. 
E)  work alone rather than interact with each other during the project. 
A)  are allowed to adopt technology that suits their needs at a particular time, rather than have it imposed upon them. 
B)  avoid using email or telephones to communicate. 
C)  agree during the team's formation to use only one communication medium, such as email or teleconferencing. 
D)  use web-based chat and message services rather than email or telephone conversations. 
E)  work alone rather than interact with each other during the project.

Question 15

A symptom of groupthink is that the team feels comfortable with risky decisions because possible weaknesses are suppressed or glossed over.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Due to a corporate restructuring,three of the six employees who work on your corporate investment team have been transferred to other teams and three new recruits to the organization will be assigned to your team as replacements.Although the three new hires are experienced from other organizations,they are new to your organization and your team.Consequently,your team will pass through most stages of team development again.Briefly describe any three (3)stages of team development that your team will probably experience after the new recruits join the team.Your answer should recognize that only half of your corporate investment team members are new; the others have been with the team for more than one year.

Accepted Answer

Students can describe any three of the f

Pooled interdependence is:

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

Which of the following team environment factors is more important to virtual teams than to most conventional teams?

Team cohesiveness increases when entry into the group is very difficult and humiliates the new team member.

Companies with the best team dynamics are more likely to have team-based rewards and encourage interaction among team members.

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

Which of the following is a disadvantage of traditional and electronic brainstorming?

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

Team norms usually remain the same even when the group is disbanded and replaced with people with different values and experiences.

Which of the following explicitly encourages team members to 'piggyback' or 'hitchhike' on the ideas presented by other team members?

Calculus,knowledge and identification are:

Virtual teams are typically more effective when their members:

A symptom of groupthink is that the team feels comfortable with risky decisions because possible weaknesses are suppressed or glossed over.

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Pooled interdependence is:

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

Which of the following team environment factors is more important to virtual teams than to most conventional teams?

Team cohesiveness increases when entry into the group is very difficult and humiliates the new team member.

Companies with the best team dynamics are more likely to have team-based rewards and encourage interaction among team members.

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

Which of the following is a disadvantage of traditional and electronic brainstorming?

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

Team norms usually remain the same even when the group is disbanded and replaced with people with different values and experiences.

Which of the following explicitly encourages team members to 'piggyback' or 'hitchhike' on the ideas presented by other team members?

Calculus,knowledge and identification are:

Virtual teams are typically more effective when their members:

A symptom of groupthink is that the team feels comfortable with risky decisions because possible weaknesses are suppressed or glossed over.

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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