Exam 17: Teams and Teamwork

In considering the results that any team must achieve, performance means that a work group or team is expected to transform resource inputs into product outputs that have some value for the organization.

A team that has achieved total integration at the performing stage of team development, will score high on the criteria of trust among members, feedback mechanisms, open communications, approach to decisions, and leadership sharing.

Formal groups emerge from relationships and shared interests among the members.

In considering the results that any team must achieve, ___ means that a work group or team is expected to transform resource inputs into product outputs that have some value for the organization.

To be effective in deciding whether to use individual, consultative, or group decision methods for a particular situation, team leaders must ___.

To be effective in deciding whether to use individual, consultative, or group decision methods for a particular situation, team leaders must know how to solve problems better than any of the team members.

All members of a team working on developing a mobile operating system at Lock Inc. contribute helpful task and maintenance behaviours. This team follows the ___ form of leadership.

Which of the following is the best way to build high team cohesiveness?

In the ___ way of decision making, full discussion leads to one alternative being favoured by most members, and the other members agree to support it.

In the ___ method of decision making, one idea after another is suggested without any discussion taking place.

Peter is the marketing head of DigitAdsUs, a renowned digital marketing company, known for its innovative marketing strategies. When being quizzed on his definition of a "perfect marketer," Peter responded with reference to his team members and stated that Roger's out of the box thinking, Steve's communication abilities, Jessica's innovative designs, and Jane's technical prowess would reflect the qualities of a "perfect marketer." Which of the following would best describe Peter's definition of a "perfect marketer"?

Amazon's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a simple philosophy regarding the size of his product development teams. Which of the following represents his philosophy?

Team building is a multi-step process. Which of the following is not a recommended team-building step?

The number and complexity of interactions can make teams increasingly difficult to manage as they grow in size. The threshold point at which team size becomes a significant input factor in effective group process is ___.

In a centralized communication network, communication flows only between individual members and a hub or central point.

Firing a member from a team is the only way to impose sanctions on a member who has violated the norms of the team.

A ___ defines the level of work effort and performance that team members are expected to contribute.

___ activities are self-serving behaviours that interfere with team effectiveness.

Which of the following best describes groupthink?

Decision by lack of response occurs when one idea after another is suggested without discussing it, and then the team finally accepts an idea without any critical evaluation.