Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Evaluation apprehension increases with the individual's motivation to share his or her ideas. 
B)  Evaluation apprehension is more likely to occur when team members formally evaluate each other's performance throughout the year. 
C)  Evaluation apprehension motivates team members to generate creative solutions, no matter how silly they may sound. 
D)  Evaluation apprehension does not apply to team settings. 
E)  None of these statements is true. 
A)  Evaluation apprehension increases with the individual's motivation to share his or her ideas. 
B)  Evaluation apprehension is more likely to occur when team members formally evaluate each other's performance throughout the year. 
C)  Evaluation apprehension motivates team members to generate creative solutions, no matter how silly they may sound. 
D)  Evaluation apprehension does not apply to team settings. 
E)  None of these statements is true.

Question 2

The forming,storming,and norming model of team development is different from the team development experiences that most students report in their team projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is usually an informal group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task force 
B)  Team-oriented department 
C)  Management team 
D)  Production team 
E)  People you regularly meet for lunch 
A)  Task force 
B)  Team-oriented department 
C)  Management team 
D)  Production team 
E)  People you regularly meet for lunch

Question 4

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Production employees working on an assembly line usually have which of the following types of task interdependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequential interdependence 
B)  Total independence 
C)  Reciprocal interdependence 
D)  Pooled interdependence 
E)  None of these represents the interdependence of an assembly line. 
A)  Sequential interdependence 
B)  Total independence 
C)  Reciprocal interdependence 
D)  Pooled interdependence 
E)  None of these represents the interdependence of an assembly line.

Question 6

In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  A supervisor meets privately with an employee to discuss the employee's past performance. 
B)  The company forms an electronic brainstorming group to get new ideas for a product. 
C)  Group norms encourage production employees to gossip rather than do their jobs. 
D)  A committee of 30 senior academics meet to exchange ideas using formal rules of order. 
E)  An employee wants to complete a production task but lacks work experience. 
A)  A supervisor meets privately with an employee to discuss the employee's past performance. 
B)  The company forms an electronic brainstorming group to get new ideas for a product. 
C)  Group norms encourage production employees to gossip rather than do their jobs. 
D)  A committee of 30 senior academics meet to exchange ideas using formal rules of order. 
E)  An employee wants to complete a production task but lacks work experience.

Question 7

Students experience pooled interdependence when they are lined up at the laser printers trying to get their assignments done just before a class deadline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The shift from production to knowledge-based work has resulted in fewer virtual teams than in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Teams are groups with some degree of task interdependence and a common objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is best at reducing production blocking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Face-to-face meetings 
B)  Brainstorming 
C)  Electronic brainstorming 
D)  Groupthink 
E)  Constructive conflict 
A)  Face-to-face meetings 
B)  Brainstorming 
C)  Electronic brainstorming 
D)  Groupthink 
E)  Constructive conflict

Question 12

Some informal groups exist primarily to satisfy the drive to bond.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these statements about self-directed work teams (SDWTs)is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  SDWTs typically work in a separate building from other employees in the organization. 
B)  SDWTs are responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling work activities with little or no direct involvement from higher status supervisors. 
C)  SDWTs are mainly identified as groups that operate as virtual teams at least once each week. 
D)  SDWTs represent a very low level of employee involvement. 
E)  SDWTs are responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling work activities, but do so with direct involvement from higher status supervisors. 
A)  SDWTs typically work in a separate building from other employees in the organization. 
B)  SDWTs are responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling work activities with little or no direct involvement from higher status supervisors. 
C)  SDWTs are mainly identified as groups that operate as virtual teams at least once each week. 
D)  SDWTs represent a very low level of employee involvement. 
E)  SDWTs are responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling work activities, but do so with direct involvement from higher status supervisors.

Question 14

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Brooks's law states that,"whatever can go wrong in groups will,so one should be prepared for it."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A diverse team is better than a homogeneous team:

Accepted Answer

A)  on complex projects and tasks requiring innovative solutions. 
B)  on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation. 
C)  in situations where the team must reach the performing stage of team development quickly. 
D)  in every organizational activity. 
E)  Never; heterogeneous teams are always less effective than homogeneous teams. 
A)  on complex projects and tasks requiring innovative solutions. 
B)  on tasks requiring a high degree of cooperation. 
C)  in situations where the team must reach the performing stage of team development quickly. 
D)  in every organizational activity. 
E)  Never; heterogeneous teams are always less effective than homogeneous teams.

Question 17

Identification-based trust is the most robust or sturdy form of trust in work relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The shift towards knowledge-based rather than production-based work has made virtual teamwork feasible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

Accepted Answer

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

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

The forming,storming,and norming model of team development is different from the team development experiences that most students report in their team projects.

Which of the following is usually an informal group?

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Production employees working on an assembly line usually have which of the following types of task interdependence?

In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?

Students experience pooled interdependence when they are lined up at the laser printers trying to get their assignments done just before a class deadline.

The shift from production to knowledge-based work has resulted in fewer virtual teams than in the past.

Teams are groups with some degree of task interdependence and a common objective.

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Which of the following is best at reducing production blocking?

Some informal groups exist primarily to satisfy the drive to bond.

Which of these statements about self-directed work teams (SDWTs)is TRUE?

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Brooks's law states that,"whatever can go wrong in groups will,so one should be prepared for it."

A diverse team is better than a homogeneous team:

Identification-based trust is the most robust or sturdy form of trust in work relationships.

The shift towards knowledge-based rather than production-based work has made virtual teamwork feasible.

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

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

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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Exam 8: Team Dynamics

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

The forming,storming,and norming model of team development is different from the team development experiences that most students report in their team projects.

Which of the following is usually an informal group?

Team members are held together by their interdependence and need for collaboration to achieve common goals.

Production employees working on an assembly line usually have which of the following types of task interdependence?

In which of the following situations is production blocking most likely to occur?

Students experience pooled interdependence when they are lined up at the laser printers trying to get their assignments done just before a class deadline.

The shift from production to knowledge-based work has resulted in fewer virtual teams than in the past.

Teams are groups with some degree of task interdependence and a common objective.

The nominal group technique is essentially a variation of brainstorming.

Which of the following is best at reducing production blocking?

Some informal groups exist primarily to satisfy the drive to bond.

Which of these statements about self-directed work teams (SDWTs)is TRUE?

One advantage of team building activities is that they can be used as general solutions to general team problems.

Brooks's law states that,"whatever can go wrong in groups will,so one should be prepared for it."

A diverse team is better than a homogeneous team:

Identification-based trust is the most robust or sturdy form of trust in work relationships.

The shift towards knowledge-based rather than production-based work has made virtual teamwork feasible.

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

The first three stages of team development in sequential order are:

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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