Exam 10: Understanding Work Teams

Members of successful teams put a tremendous amount of time and effort into discussing, shaping, and agreeing on ________ which then provides direction and guidance under any and all conditions.

What is social loafing? How can the management undermine the tendency of social loafing?

The team effectiveness model classifies the key components of effective teams into three general categories; context, composition, and process. Which of the following variables belongs to the composition category?

Which of the following techniques can be used for increasing effectiveness of teams?

Effective teams have confidence in themselves and believe they can succeed. This confidence is called ________.

Research suggests that when members feel confident to ________ without fear of punishment, ________ can be beneficial and boost team performance.

Which of the following is not one of the key components of effective teams?

Which of the following statements is true regarding a culturally diverse team?

Araceli is a team member in a large corporation. She never speaks in team meetings because she has seen members talk behind each other's back after the meetings. Members are constantly monitoring the other members' work, looking for mistakes to point out in a meeting. According to the information provided, which contextual factor is most likely hindering the success of Araceli's team?

You are vice-president of a division of a large, multi-national company that makes electronic equipment for consumers and the military. Your company has several teams and there are several managers managing those teams. Joan, your director of accounting, has created a team of seven employees from the accounts payable department who meet for three hours a week to discuss ways of improving quality, efficiency and the work environment. This is an example of a ________ team.

When teams have excess members, cohesiveness and mutual accountability decline.

Which of the following statements is true regarding a work team?

What is team efficacy? What can management do to increase team efficacy?

Which of the following statements is true regarding self-managed work teams?

Which type of conflict is almost always dysfunctional?

Leadership is especially important in ________, in which different teams coordinate their efforts to produce a desired outcome.

For creating good team players, an organization's reward system must be reworked to encourage competitive efforts rather than cooperative ones.

Teams are an effective means for management to democratize organizations and increase employee motivation.

After a successful 20 year career as a rock band, and 10 years apart, Laski United has reunited for a tour. Their lead singer, Chuck Corcoran, has returned to the band after a fairly successful solo album. In this scenario, Laski United could be most likely classified as a ________.

Which of the following teams are more likely to be made up of employees from about the same hierarchical level but different work areas?