Exam 12: Developing and Leading Teams: Part A

One stereotypical false assumption is equal treatment means the same treatment.

The effective size of a team can range from 3 members to a normal upper limit of about 16 members.

A person might classify a group that rejects their efforts to obtain membership as a closed group.

A self-managed team refers to members who focus on a specific issue,develop a potential solution,and are often empowered to take action within defined limits.

When team members do not commit to a clear set of goals and plan of action,the team could be suffering from the team dysfunction avoidance of accountability for results.

The idea that "members of all groups want to become and should be more like the dominant group" is an example of an underlying attitude involving stereotypical false assumptions.

A clique is any number of people who often communicate with one another over a period of time,share goals,and are few enough so that each individual may communicate with all the others,person-to-person.

Groupthink is a team's or group's shared perception of its capability to successfully perform specific tasks.

The three classifications of behavioral roles in groups and teams are: goal-oriented,relations-oriented,and company-oriented.

A team whose members have effective interpersonal skills and high initial commitment to team goals could move rapidly to the performing stage.

A global team has members from a variety of countries who are,therefore,often separated significantly by time,distance,culture,and native language.

The teams competency involves the ability to develop,support,facilitate,and lead groups to achieve organizational goals.

The characteristics of groupthink include illusion of popularity,indirect pressure,self-promotion,illusion of unanimity.

Leaders and team members should understand all the stages of team development,although only the final stage of development can influence a team's effectiveness.

The norming stage of team development refers to team members focusing on defining goals and developing procedures for performing their jobs.

In the forming stage of team development,the roles of individual members are accepted and understood.

Problem-solving teams identify specific concerns in their areas of responsibility,develop potential solutions,and often are empowered to take action within defined limits.

An organization can influence the development of informal groups through the physical layout of work,types of technology used,and leadership practices of managers.

An effective leader knows that once a team has successfully passed through the forming,storming,and norming stages,the danger of failure during the performing stage is minimal.

Technology,time,and techniques are the core features of a virtual team.