Exam 5: Performance and Productivity

Goal contagion is a form of norm setting in which people adopt a goal held by others.Goal contagion is more likely in what circumstance?

Regarding team performance,leaders can more easily control ________ than ________.

In a team,a person's efforts are less identifiable than when that person works independently.Because the person's efforts are less identifiable,in extreme circumstances this can lead to:

The Kohler Effect refers to the observation that:

When the least capable member of a team feels particularly indispensable for group success,the entire group works harder to achieve their goals.This effect is best termed:

Team performance increases with team size,but the rate of increase is negatively accelerated,such that the addition of new members to the team has diminishing returns on productivity.

The social loafing effect refers to the tendency for:

Which of the following performance criteria is the most important one to use when evaluating the success of a team?

Execution is the ability of teams to communicate effectively and combine their efforts.All of the following can enhance team execution EXCEPT:

Which of the following situations demonstrates the best example of social facilitation?

The team context includes the design of the team in terms of its internal functioning,the culture of the team and:

Teams ideally need a supportive organizational context - one that recognizes and welcomes their existence,and responds to their requests for information,resources,and action as well as legitimizes the team's task.Of the following,which is a component of team design?

There is a fine line between challenge and stress.For example,people who are challenged by a task and have some of the skills necessary to achieve performance success,but are also concerned about losing control are in the ________ stage of Csikszentmihalyi's Flow Model.