Question 1

Team goals and leadership are clear at the beginning of the storming stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is/are true about many team meetings?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are poorly run 
B)  they take too long 
C)  they accomplish too little 
D)  all of these

Question 3

List the three components of team effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List the three components of team effectiveness....

Question 4

In cross-cultural settings,Westerners often have difficulty understanding the indirect communications of non-Westerners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Bausch and Lomb found that a Web-based collaboration tool _________ synergy by decreasing the number of meetings,giving people more free work time to get things done.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  did not impact 
D)  none of these

Question 6

Goal commitment tends to be strong during which stage of team development?

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  adjourning

Question 7

What strategy involves removing a team member when other options have failed?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  structural intervention 
C)  managerial intervention 
D)  exit

Question 8

Identify and discuss at least two challenges often faced by multicultural teams.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and discuss at least two challenges...

Question 9

Teams cannot function well without trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For cross-functional teams,diversity can be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a strength 
B)  a weakness 
C)  both of these 
D)  neither of these

Question 11

_______________ is when one or more team members is also a formal member of another team.

Accepted Answer

A)  A liaison role 
B)  Overlapping team membership 
C)  Team co-leadership 
D)  Cohesiveness

Question 12

Social facilitation is the opposite of social loafing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the three main components of team effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  improved ability to work together 
B)  ability to work very quickly 
C)  quality product 
D)  team member satisfaction

Question 14

Which trait(s)lead(s)to good team performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  general mental ability 
B)  conscientiousness 
C)  agreeableness 
D)  all of these

Question 15

List at least three advantages of cross-functional teams.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List at least three advantages of cross-functional...

Question 16

Quality circles and suggestion teams are both types of _________ teams.

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-solving 
B)  self-directed 
C)  cross-functional 
D)  venture

Question 17

What type of technologies allow real time communication and interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  synchronous 
B)  asynchronous 
C)  semisynchronous 
D)  metasynchronous

Question 18

Group members tend to test what types of behaviors are acceptable in the group during the _________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  forming 
B)  storming 
C)  norming 
D)  adjourning

Question 19

Work groups always require social skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Use Bruce W.Tuckman's basic five-stage model to explain in detail how groups become teams.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use Bruce W.Tuckman's basic five-stage model to...

Exam 12: Group Behavior and Effective Teams

Team goals and leadership are clear at the beginning of the storming stage.

Which of the following is/are true about many team meetings?

List the three components of team effectiveness.

In cross-cultural settings,Westerners often have difficulty understanding the indirect communications of non-Westerners.

Bausch and Lomb found that a Web-based collaboration tool _________ synergy by decreasing the number of meetings,giving people more free work time to get things done.

Goal commitment tends to be strong during which stage of team development?

What strategy involves removing a team member when other options have failed?

Identify and discuss at least two challenges often faced by multicultural teams.

Teams cannot function well without trust.

For cross-functional teams,diversity can be which of the following?

_______________ is when one or more team members is also a formal member of another team.

Social facilitation is the opposite of social loafing.

Which of the following is not one of the three main components of team effectiveness?

Which trait(s) lead(s) to good team performance?

List at least three advantages of cross-functional teams.

Quality circles and suggestion teams are both types of _________ teams.

What type of technologies allow real time communication and interaction?

Group members tend to test what types of behaviors are acceptable in the group during the _________ stage.

Work groups always require social skills.

Use Bruce W.Tuckman's basic five-stage model to explain in detail how groups become teams.