Question 1

Under stressful or dangerous conditions,people are more likely to stay together than disperse,even when the other people are strangers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During which stage of team development does a consensus form around the team's objectives?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Forming,storming,and norming are the three main levels of task interdependence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

SDWTs tend to be more useful where:

Accepted Answer

A)  employees perform identical tasks. 
B)  employees require direct supervision to motivate them. 
C)  employees perform tasks that are independent of each other. 
D)  all of these conditions exist. 
E)  none of these conditions exist. 
A)  employees perform identical tasks. 
B)  employees require direct supervision to motivate them. 
C)  employees perform tasks that are independent of each other. 
D)  all of these conditions exist. 
E)  none of these conditions exist.

Question 5

An effective team member __________ and manages the team's work so it is performed efficiently and harmoniously.

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperates 
B)  communicates 
C)  coordinates 
D)  delegates 
E)  comforts 
A)  cooperates 
B)  communicates 
C)  coordinates 
D)  delegates 
E)  comforts

Question 6

Teams with strong faultlines:

Accepted Answer

A)  experience more dysfunctional conflict within the team. 
B)  proceed more quickly through the team development process. 
C)  have team members with similar demographic and professional backgrounds. 
D)  tend to have very few members on the team. 
E)  have better interpersonal relations. 
A)  experience more dysfunctional conflict within the team. 
B)  proceed more quickly through the team development process. 
C)  have team members with similar demographic and professional backgrounds. 
D)  tend to have very few members on the team. 
E)  have better interpersonal relations.

Question 7

According to social identity theory:

Accepted Answer

A)  teams are never as productive as individuals working alone. 
B)  the most effective teams have as many members as the organization can afford. 
C)  the team development process occurs more rapidly for heterogeneous teams than for homogeneous teams. 
D)  people define themselves by their group affiliations. 
E)  team members identify with their team only when they are publicly recognized as members of that team. 
A)  teams are never as productive as individuals working alone. 
B)  the most effective teams have as many members as the organization can afford. 
C)  the team development process occurs more rapidly for heterogeneous teams than for homogeneous teams. 
D)  people define themselves by their group affiliations. 
E)  team members identify with their team only when they are publicly recognized as members of that team.

Question 8

Task forces are temporary groups that typically investigate a particular problem and disband when the decision is made.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To maximize cohesiveness,the team should be as small as possible without jeopardizing its ability to accomplish the task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The primary objective of team building is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  accelerate the team development process. 
B)  encourage all team members to experience lower cohesiveness. 
C)  help the team discover and remove members guilty of social loafing. 
D)  help the team move from a homogeneous to a more heterogeneous composition. 
E)  determine whether the team should accept more tasks. 
A)  accelerate the team development process. 
B)  encourage all team members to experience lower cohesiveness. 
C)  help the team discover and remove members guilty of social loafing. 
D)  help the team move from a homogeneous to a more heterogeneous composition. 
E)  determine whether the team should accept more tasks.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When people join teams,they usually begin with a very low level of trust in the other team members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As team leader,you discover that a competitor is about to develop a similar product that your group is currently developing.What is most likely to happen if you tell your team members about this external threat?

Accepted Answer

A)  The team would become more cohesive. 
B)  The team would begin to introduce dysfunctional norms. 
C)  The team would move quickly to the adjourning stage of team development. 
D)  Individual team members would become more productive through social loafing. 
E)  All of these will occur. 
A)  The team would become more cohesive. 
B)  The team would begin to introduce dysfunctional norms. 
C)  The team would move quickly to the adjourning stage of team development. 
D)  Individual team members would become more productive through social loafing. 
E)  All of these will occur.

Question 14

Which of the following has a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness,that is,the strongest cohesiveness is neither at very high or very low levels of this factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Member similarity 
B)  Member interaction 
C)  Team success 
D)  Difficult entry to the team 
E)  All of these conditions have a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness 
A)  Member similarity 
B)  Member interaction 
C)  Team success 
D)  Difficult entry to the team 
E)  All of these conditions have a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness

Question 15

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One challenge with constructive conflict is preventing it from sliding into personal attacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Production blocking occurs when employees are unable to complete their tasks because they spend too much time in meetings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Diverse teams have fault lines that may split the team into subgroups along gender,ethnic or other dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Teams typically provide better customer service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Employees working in a department would be considered a team only when:

Accepted Answer

A)  they operate without any supervisor. 
B)  everyone in the department has the same set of skills. 
C)  they directly interact with each other and coordinate work activities. 
D)  they are all located in the same physical area. 
E)  all of these conditions exist. 
A)  they operate without any supervisor. 
B)  everyone in the department has the same set of skills. 
C)  they directly interact with each other and coordinate work activities. 
D)  they are all located in the same physical area. 
E)  all of these conditions exist.

Under stressful or dangerous conditions,people are more likely to stay together than disperse,even when the other people are strangers.

During which stage of team development does a consensus form around the team's objectives?

Forming,storming,and norming are the three main levels of task interdependence.

SDWTs tend to be more useful where:

An effective team member __________ and manages the team's work so it is performed efficiently and harmoniously.

Teams with strong faultlines:

According to social identity theory:

Task forces are temporary groups that typically investigate a particular problem and disband when the decision is made.

To maximize cohesiveness,the team should be as small as possible without jeopardizing its ability to accomplish the task.

The primary objective of team building is to:

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

When people join teams,they usually begin with a very low level of trust in the other team members.

As team leader,you discover that a competitor is about to develop a similar product that your group is currently developing.What is most likely to happen if you tell your team members about this external threat?

Which of the following has a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness,that is,the strongest cohesiveness is neither at very high or very low levels of this factor?

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

One challenge with constructive conflict is preventing it from sliding into personal attacks.

Production blocking occurs when employees are unable to complete their tasks because they spend too much time in meetings.

Diverse teams have fault lines that may split the team into subgroups along gender,ethnic or other dimensions.

Teams typically provide better customer service.

Employees working in a department would be considered a team only when:

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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

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Leadership in Organizational Settings

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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

Under stressful or dangerous conditions,people are more likely to stay together than disperse,even when the other people are strangers.

During which stage of team development does a consensus form around the team's objectives?

Forming,storming,and norming are the three main levels of task interdependence.

SDWTs tend to be more useful where:

An effective team member __________ and manages the team's work so it is performed efficiently and harmoniously.

Teams with strong faultlines:

According to social identity theory:

Task forces are temporary groups that typically investigate a particular problem and disband when the decision is made.

To maximize cohesiveness,the team should be as small as possible without jeopardizing its ability to accomplish the task.

The primary objective of team building is to:

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

When people join teams,they usually begin with a very low level of trust in the other team members.

As team leader,you discover that a competitor is about to develop a similar product that your group is currently developing.What is most likely to happen if you tell your team members about this external threat?

Which of the following has a curvilinear relationship with team cohesiveness,that is,the strongest cohesiveness is neither at very high or very low levels of this factor?

Knowledge-based trust is based on the belief that the other party will deliver its promises because punishments would be applied if they fail to deliver those promises.

One challenge with constructive conflict is preventing it from sliding into personal attacks.

Production blocking occurs when employees are unable to complete their tasks because they spend too much time in meetings.

Diverse teams have fault lines that may split the team into subgroups along gender,ethnic or other dimensions.

Teams typically provide better customer service.

Employees working in a department would be considered a team only when:

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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