Exam 8: Teamwork and Team Performance

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In terms of team productivity,the best-case scenario of a work team's performance norms and cohesiveness occurs with high performance norms and high team cohesiveness.

Decision by __________ occurs when one idea after another is suggested without discussing them and the team finally accepts an idea without any critical evaluation.

In the __________,team building takes place during off-site meetings.

In coping with the challenge of entering a team,tough battlers are those individuals who are frustrated by a lack of identity in the new group and who may act aggressively or reject authority.

Groupthink can be avoided by having the leader express his/her pSection Reference for a particular course of action.

__________ is the tendency of members in highly cohesive groups to lose their critical evaluative capabilities.

The counteracting team pattern results in a decentralized communication network in which all team members communicate directly and share information with one another.

Decision by __________ is often done by providing a suggestion and then forcing quick agreement by challenging the group with such statements as "Does anyone object?...No? Well,let's go ahead then.

Wheel communication network and chain communication network are other names for __________.

The outdoor experience approach to team building places group members in a variety of physically challenging situations that must be mastered through teamwork,not through individual work.

Decision by __________ is being used when two or three people can dominate the majority or "railroad" the majority into agreeing to a solution.

When difficulties occur within a group or team,__________ can help in addressing problems and resolving issues.

__________ are work arrangements where members work on tasks independently,while linked through some form of central coordination.

Cohesiveness of a group or team is the degree to which group or team members are attracted to and motivated to remain a part of the group or team.

When groupthink occurs in highly cohesive groups,poor decisions may result from the members' tendencies to do all of the following EXCEPT:

When President Kennedy chose to absent himself from strategy discussions by his Cabinet during the Cuban Missile Crisis,he avoided the tendency for his Cabinet members to figure out what he wanted and give it to him,thereby avoiding __________.

Problems regarding participation,goals,control,relationships,and process are likely to occur in a new team or when new members join existing teams.

Teams will make decisions by __________ when discussion leads to one alternative being favored by most members and the others members agree to support it.

In his studies on how people cope with the challenge of entering a team,Edgar Schein labeled individuals who show extraordinary support for others,behave in a dependent way,and seek alliances in subgroups or cliques as __________.