Exam 9: Understanding Groups and Managing Work Teams

Work teams that perform at a high level typically fill ________ different team roles.

Asch could feel fairly confident that his results were legitimate because ________ pressured by the group.

Managers should try to avoid conflict especially during the storming stage of group development.

The only effective way to guard against social loafing is for managers to make special efforts to do this.

Of the following,which is NOT thought to be an advantage of teams within an organisation?

A team that lacks discipline needs which of the following to fulfil this team role?

A major compositional factor that contributes to making a team effective is ________.

The main difference between work groups and work teams is that ________.

A major contextual factor that contributes to making a team effective is ________.

Define the norming stage of group development.

There is no way to reduce social loafing within a team.

An Asian member of a global team might show undue respect to another team member because of that member's ________.

The best way to eliminate social loafing is to make sure that team members are ________ for the team's goals.

A team's upholder-maintainer would likely submit the team's request for a large increase in resources to top management.

When assembling a team,managers should look for individuals who ________.

In a global team,team members should guard against ________,which can be a source of discord and resentment among team members.

The 'two-pizza' rule holds that work teams should ________.

An effective team must have a whole and identifiable task.

High cohesiveness combined with a strong alignment between group goals and organisational goals typically results in this.

Asch found that in some conditions,group members would provide information that they knew to be ________.