Question 1

If you were in a team-based organization, would you like to play the role of team coordinator? Why or why not?

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Question 2

A study of the 100 most innovative companies in the United States found that, following only compensation, organizational change, and training, senior management's key concern was how to create and sustain team-based organizations to support innovation as the organization's competitive advantage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify and define four types of teams in a team-based organization.

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Question 4

A TEAMS VIDEO box discusses a pet food manufacturing company's team-based organizational system - revolutionary at the time - that was based on cooperative systems, learning, flexibility, broad skills, cross-functional teams, and self recognition. This became known as the ___ System and caused many other organizations to adopt similar practices.

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Question 5

A common problem with implementation of team-based organizations is that several team members often want to be chosen for the team coordinator role, sometimes leading to conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A team-based organizational system requires workers who can make decisions without ___.

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Question 7

Which of the following is not true of claims about team-based organizations in this chapter?

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A) They state that in team-based organizations the team, rather than an individual, is the fundamental work unit. 
B) They argue that team-based organizations are always appropriate and desirable, subject to tailoring to the organizational environment. 
C) They focus on designing an infrastructure that will support the development and deployment of teams throughout the organization 
D) They view growing focus on quality and customer satisfaction as a factor driving movement toward team-based organizations. 
E) none of the above

Question 8

This chapter focuses on which component of the High Performance Teams Model used as the framework of this text?

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A) designing the team system 
B) facilitating the team 
C) team context 
D) developing the team 
E) none of the above

Question 9

Identify seven benefits of a team-based organization.

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Question 10

Which of the following is a poor reason for converting to a teams-based organization?

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A) Competition has increased in the industry. 
B) The organization has downsized and lacks supervisors to effectively supervise everyone. 
C) Potential in the workforce is being wasted or used inefficiently. 
D) d) There is a visible need for stronger management-employee partnerships. 
E) None of the above.

Question 11

According to Stephen Covey, good people can get good results even in bad systems; they just need the proper reinforcement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A criticism of the team-based models presented in this chapter is that they focus only on productivity as a team outcome.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Google program manager Mamie Rheingold said the success of Google's use of a commons area where employees of different backgrounds, interests, and roles come together to learn and create was due to the fact that, "We packed too many people into this space; they were literally elbow to elbow."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Models presented in this chapter provided many outcome measures. List and define any five such measures.

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Question 15

Which of the following is not part of the perform phase of the Trent Model?

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A) establish team-based performance goals 
B) promote member effort and commitment 
C) assess progress toward stated goals 
D) facilitate internal team interaction 
E) none of the above

Question 16

To the surprise of many observers, team-based organizations have been found in several empirical studies to be surprisingly easy to implement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the four phases in the Trent Model for becoming an effective teaming organization?

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Question 18

In the Moorman, Cohen, and Mohrman team-based organization model, Key Design features include clustering decisions and which of the following?

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A) linking decisions 
B) tactical decisions 
C) strategic decisions 
D) discharging decisions 
E) None of the above.

Question 19

Which of the following is not a negative indicator of readiness for teams-based organizations?

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A) Weak or unsupportive human resources or labor relations departments. 
B) A history of top management inability to stay focused on change long enough to see results. 
C) A recent downsizing. 
D) A continuing history of management-labor strife. 
E) None of the above.

Question 20

Which of the following is not an effectiveness criterion in the Mohrman, Cohen, and Mohrman model?

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A) integration 
B) team performance 
C) improvement/learning 
D) satisfaction 
E) None of the above.

Exam 12: Designing and Implementing Team-Based Organizations

If you were in a team-based organization, would you like to play the role of team coordinator? Why or why not?

A study of the 100 most innovative companies in the United States found that, following only compensation, organizational change, and training, senior management's key concern was how to create and sustain team-based organizations to support innovation as the organization's competitive advantage.

Identify and define four types of teams in a team-based organization.

A common problem with implementation of team-based organizations is that several team members often want to be chosen for the team coordinator role, sometimes leading to conflict.

A team-based organizational system requires workers who can make decisions without ___.

Which of the following is not true of claims about team-based organizations in this chapter?

This chapter focuses on which component of the High Performance Teams Model used as the framework of this text?

Identify seven benefits of a team-based organization.

Which of the following is a poor reason for converting to a teams-based organization?

According to Stephen Covey, good people can get good results even in bad systems; they just need the proper reinforcement.

A criticism of the team-based models presented in this chapter is that they focus only on productivity as a team outcome.

Google program manager Mamie Rheingold said the success of Google's use of a commons area where employees of different backgrounds, interests, and roles come together to learn and create was due to the fact that, "We packed too many people into this space; they were literally elbow to elbow."

Models presented in this chapter provided many outcome measures. List and define any five such measures.

Which of the following is not part of the perform phase of the Trent Model?

To the surprise of many observers, team-based organizations have been found in several empirical studies to be surprisingly easy to implement.

What are the four phases in the Trent Model for becoming an effective teaming organization?

In the Moorman, Cohen, and Mohrman team-based organization model, Key Design features include clustering decisions and which of the following?

Which of the following is not a negative indicator of readiness for teams-based organizations?

Which of the following is not an effectiveness criterion in the Mohrman, Cohen, and Mohrman model?