Exam 9: Foundations of Group Behavior

Astro Inc. is reorganizing and your new work group begins working together on Monday morning. Your college course in organizational behavior contained information about the stages of group development and your supervisor has asked your advice about the predictable stages of group development. -You should predict that the most productive stage will be ________.

What can we assume from the difference in behavior by the participants in Zimbardo's prison experiment and those in the BBC prison experiment?

Performance norms include things like appropriate dress and when to look busy.

A group is most likely to tolerate deviation from a group's conformity norms by which of the following individuals?

Name and explain the alternative model for temporary groups with deadlines. How are groups characterized in this model?

Norms that dictate with whom group members eat lunch, friendships on and off the job, and social games are ________ norms.

According to status characteristics theory, which of the following does not determine status?

Identify the benefits and disadvantages of cohesive groups and ways that you can encourage cohesiveness.

Which of the following statements is not true about group diversity?

Which of the following is a phenomenon in which group pressures for conformity deter the group from critically appraising unusual, minority, or unpopular views?

Farid is a third generation Indian American. He has never been to India, but was very saddened by the recent news of hundreds dead in a terrorist attack in India. This is an example of ________.

What are four common classes of norms?

Define status and discuss the global implications that status has for an international manager in both Western and Eastern cultures.

Several years ago you began a small retail store to sell computer parts. The store grew and the business expanded to offer computer repair and custom programming. You have noticed that people have definite expectations about what their appropriate roles within the expanding company should be. -You can help the people in the company understand their roles and the roles of other people by explaining some common facts about roles. Which of the following is not true?

Your organization is considering the use of team decision making. You have read the literature on decision making and are trying to inform your manager about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making. -You should expect a weakness of group decision making to be ________.

Groups that a person is aware of or would like to be a member of, and feels members are important are called ________ groups.

Employees who band together to seek improved working conditions form a(n) ________ group.

As group performance increases with group size, the addition of new members to the group has positive returns on productivity.

Which of the following is not likely to increase group cohesiveness?

Paula is looking for a new HR person for her company. She is reviewing resumes to determine which candidates to call for an interview. She sees one candidate that attended her same university. Paula puts that resume in the "to call" pile. This is an example of ________.