Exam 10: Team Development Interventions

Explain what role analysis technique is including the terms role ambiguity and role conflict.

Team development is an activity that typically occurs once a week for the first month,then once a month for the next 11 months,and one time a year thereafter.

The application of laboratory learning theories is the historical base for team building.

Explain under what circumstances may teamwork NOT be appropriate.

The learning that takes place at outdoor laboratory training normally provides participants with insights into their leadership and interpersonal styles.

During role negotiation meetings,team members frankly discuss what they want from each other and explain why.

Mind guards are a way for a group to pressure its members from thinking in ways counter to the group's position.

Groupthink is _____.

Role conception is _____.

Isolates is a term used to describe group members who have little to do with the other members and seem to have little interest in and need for observing the group norms.

Problem situations in an organization require a higher degree of team member interaction than complex and simple situations.

The term "virtual teams" applies to teams that have no goals,objectives,or purpose.

Role analysis meetings typically entail a two-step process where the role incumbent describes his or her role in the team and then others describe what they expect of the role incumbent.

An important and fundamental concept of organization effectiveness is that no matter what the work situation,team member interaction and team development is a complex activity recommended by OD practitioners for all work situations.

Team building grew out of the application of _____.

Which of the following are problems work groups may have?

Explain in what circumstances teamwork tends to be more appropriate.

Team development works best when the OD practitioner makes process interventions and the team members concentrate on their task while avoiding the observations of the practitioner.This method provides a good source of data that can be part of a diagnosis at a future time.

Committees represent _____.

A group of individuals depending on each other for the accomplishment of a common goal is _____.