Deck 11: Team Characteristics and Processes

Question 1

According to the most well-known theory of team development,which of the following represents the final stage of team development?

A)Storming
B)Forming
C)Norming
D)Adjourning
E)Performing

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which team at ABC International would be responsible for coordinating the activities of ABC's subunits to help ABC achieve its long-term goals?

A)Work
B)Management
C)Parallel
D)Action
E)Project

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Quality circles and advisory councils are specific examples of which of these teams?

A)Project
B)Management
C)Work
D)Action
E)Parallel

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of these teams is not an action team?

A)sales team
B)surgical team
C)musical group
D)expedition team
E)sports team

Question 5

When it comes to interactions,teams differ from groups in two important aspects:

A)Roles and norms
B)spatial orientation and response orientation
C)oral and written expressions
D)deeper interdependence and a specific task-related purpose
E)authority and delegation

Question 6

According to the most well-known theory of team development,teams go through a progression of all of the following stages,except?

A)Performing
B)Forming
C)Norming
D)Worming
E)Storming

Question 7

Production teams and sales teams are specific examples of which of these types of teams?

A)Management
B)Action
C)Parallel
D)Project
E)Work

Question 8

A musical group and a sports team are examples of which of these teams?

A)Parallel
B)Project
C)Management
D)Action
E)Work

Question 9

_______ teams are teams in which the members are geographically dispersed,and interdependent activity occurs through electronic communications.

A)Virtual
B)Project
C)Management
D)Action
E)Work

Question 10

Which of these teams is created for the purpose of providing recommendations and resolving issues?

A)Work
B)Management
C)Parallel
D)Action
E)Project

Question 11

A _______ consists of two or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose.

A)team
B)composition
C)pooled structure
D)mission
E)segment

Question 12

The interactions in teams,as opposed to groups,revolve around:

A)coercive power
B)social loafing
C)deeper dependence
D)spatial orientation
E)pooled interdependence

Question 13

According to the most well-known theory of team development,which of the following terms describes the first stage?

A)Performing
B)Forming
C)Norming
D)Warming
E)Storming

Question 14

Which of these teams mostly likely requires only part-time commitment from members?

A)Action
B)Management
C)Work
D)Parallel
E)Supportive

Question 15

Which of the following types of teams has the purpose to produce goods or provide services on an on-going basis?

A)Work
B)Management
C)Parallel
D)Action
E)Project

Question 16

Which of the following is not a type of team presented in the text?

A)Work
B)Management
C)Parallel
D)Action
E)Synchronized

Question 17

_______ teams have life spans that vary in duration and perform tasks that take place in highly visible or challenging circumstances.

A)Parallel
B)Project
C)Management
D)Action
E)Work

Question 18

Whereas _______ teams focus on the accomplishment of core operational-level production and service tasks,_______ teams participate in on-going administrative and coordinating tasks that affect the entire organization.

A)management;work
B)action;work
C)parallel;project
D)project;work
E)work;management

Question 19

Planning teams are an example of which of the following?

A)Parallel
B)Project
C)Management
D)Action
E)Work

Question 20

Famously Fresh,Inc.has recently formed several teams of members with different types of training and expertise to take on 'one-time' tasks that are generally complex and require a lot of input from the members.These teams can be described as which of the following?

A)Project
B)Management
C)Work
D)Action
E)Parallel

Question 21

A planning team comprised of engineers,architects,designers,and builders,charged with designing a suburban town center is an example of a(n)_______ team.

A)parallel
B)action
C)work
D)project
E)management

Question 22

Gold Team B can be described at which stage of team development?

A)Norming
B)Adjourning
C)Forming
D)Storming
E)Performing

Question 23

Communications and group networking software are associated with which of these teams?

A)Work team
B)Action team
C)Project team
D)Virtual team
E)Management team

Question 24

Which of the following represents the final stage of team development with a viable team?

A)Performing
B)Forming
C)Norming
D)Adjourning
E)Storming

Question 25

Gold Team A uses _________ task interdependence.

A)reciprocal
B)pooled
C)sequential
D)comprehensive
E)response

Question 26

Blue Teams at Mints International are examples of which of these teams?

A)Project
B)Management
C)Work
D)Action
E)Parallel

Question 27

In the _______ stage of team development,members remain committed to ideas they bring with them to the team and are unwilling to accommodate others' ideas.

A)performing
B)forming
C)storming
D)projecting
E)norming

Question 28

Red Teams at Mints International is an example of which of these teams?

A)Project
B)Management
C)Work
D)Action
E)Parallel

Question 29

Committees which are formed to deal with unique issues or issues that arise only periodically are an example of _______.

A)project team
B)parallel team
C)action team
D)management team
E)audit team

Question 30

Gold Teams at Mints International are examples of:

A)Project teams
B)Management teams
C)Work teams
D)Action teams
E)Parallel teams

Question 31

According to the most well-known theory of team development,which of the following occurs after forming is complete?

A)Performing
B)Warning
C)Norming
D)Warming
E)Storming

Question 32

During which stage of team development do members realize that they need to work together to accomplish team goals and begin to cooperate,and build solidarity?

A)Performing
B)Forming
C)Norming
D)Warming
E)Storming

Question 33

The degree to which team members interact with and rely on other team members for the information,materials,and resources needed to accomplish work for the team refers to:

A)task interdependence
B)goal interdependence
C)deep-level diversity
D)outcome interdependence
E)the storming stage of team development

Question 34

In the team development process,punctuated equilibrium takes place at:

A)the beginning of the development process
B)the midpoint
C)towards the end of the development process
D)after the team is fully developed
E)the forming stage

Question 35

Silver Teams at Mints International are examples of which of these teams?

A)Project
B)Management
C)Work
D)Action
E)Parallel

Question 36

With _______ there are established rules and standard operating procedures that guide team members' behaviour and their interactions with one another.

A)management teams
B)action teams
C)project teams
D)parallel teams
E)work teams

Question 37

The type of task interdependence with the lowest degree of required coordination is _______ interdependence.

A)comprehensive
B)sequential
C)pooled
D)reciprocal
E)response

Question 38

Gold Team B uses __________ task interdependence.

A)reciprocal
B)pooled
C)sequential
D)comprehensive
E)response

Question 39

Which of the following represent the predicted sequence of stages in team development progression?

A)Performing,Forming,Norming,and Warning
B)Forming,Storming,Norming,and Performing
C)Norming,Forming,Performing,and Storming
D)Warming,Forming,Storming,and Performing
E)Storming,Warning,Performing,and Forming

Question 40

Gold Team A can be described at which stage of team development?

A)Norming
B)Adjourning
C)Forming
D)Storming
E)Performing

Question 41

A high degree of _______ interdependence exists when team members share in the rewards that the team earns.

A)task
B)goal
C)sequential
D)outcome
E)reciprocal

Question 42

In groups with _______ interdependence,each member has a great deal of discretion in terms of what they do and with whom they interact in the course of the collaboration involved in accomplishing the team's work.

A)sequential
B)response
C)pooled
D)reciprocal
E)comprehensive

Question 43

As the level of task interdependence _______,members must spend _______ amounts of time communicating and coordinating with other members to complete tasks.

A)decreases;decreasing
B)increases;increasing
C)increases;decreasing
D)decreases;increasing
E)remains the same;increasing

Question 44

In _______ interdependence,members interact with a subset of other members to complete the team's work.

A)pooled
B)reciprocal
C)response
D)comprehensive
E)sequential

Question 45

Roger plays the role of a devil's advocate and offers constructive challenges to his team's status quo.This is an example of which of these roles?

A)Individualistic
B)Team task
C)Team building
D)Team composition
E)Team compensation

Question 46

Tata Motors utilizes the classic assembly line in manufacturing its automobile products.This is an example of which type of interdependence?

A)Pooled
B)Reciprocal
C)Response
D)Comprehensive
E)Sequential

Question 47

In which type of task interdependence do group members complete their work assignments independently,and then this work is simply 'piled up' to represent the group's output?

A)comprehensive
B)sequential
C)pooled
D)reciprocal
E)response

Question 48

The highest level of interaction and coordination among members as they try to accomplish work is:

A)sequential
B)pooled
C)comprehensive
D)integrative
E)cumulative

Question 49

Member 1 $\rightarrow$ Member 2 $\rightarrow$ Member 3 $\rightarrow$ Member 4 $\rightarrow$ Output represents which of these interdependences?

A)Pooled
B)Reciprocal
C)Response
D)Comprehensive
E)Sequential

Question 50

A(n)_______ is defined as the behaviour a person is expected to display in a given context.

A)role
B)goal
C)ability
D)value
E)belief

Question 51

Low _______ interdependence exists in teams in which individual members receive rewards and punishments on the basis of their own performance,without regard to the performance of the team.

A)task
B)goal
C)sequential
D)outcome
E)reciprocal

Question 52

Which of these exists when team members have a shared vision of the team's goal and align their individual goals with that vision as a result?

A)Task interdependence
B)Goal interdependence
C)Deep-level diversity
D)Outcome interdependence
E)The forming stage of team development

Question 53

Bianca has found herself playing the role of an energizer who motivates her team members to work harder towards the team goals.This is an example of which of these roles?

A)Team task
B)Team building
C)Team composition
D)Individualistic
E)Team compensation

Question 54

_______ in task interdependence _______ the ability of the team to adapt to new situations.

A)Increases;increase
B)Increases;decrease
C)Decreases;increase
D)Decreases;decrease
E)Fall;reduces

Question 55

_______ interdependence relates to how members are linked to one another in terms of the feedback and outcomes they receive as a consequence of working in the team.

A)Task
B)Goal
C)Sequential
D)Outcome
E)Reciprocal

Question 56

In _______,different tasks are done in a prescribed order,and the group is structured such that the members specialize in these tasks.

A)comprehensive interdependence
B)sequential interdependence
C)pooled interdependence
D)reciprocal interdependence
E)response interdependence

Question 57

The highest level of interaction and coordination among members is required in _______ interdependence.

A)comprehensive
B)sequential
C)pooled
D)reciprocal
E)response

Question 58

High _______ interdependence also implies that team members depend on the performance of other team members for the rewards that they receive.

A)task
B)goal
C)sequential
D)outcome
E)reciprocal

Question 59

Maggie always plays the role of an orienter who establishes the direction for her team at ABC Manufacturing.This is an example of which of these roles?

A)Individualistic
B)Team building
C)Team composition
D)Team task
E)Team compensation

Question 60

At Great Garments,employee teams work on putting decorative tags on children's clothing.They get the clothing from a common bin,thread the needle with appropriate colour thread,and hand-stitch the tag on the clothing.When completed,the finished pieces are thrown in another common bin which at the end of the day gets counted as the team's daily production.This is an example of which of these interdependences?

A)Reciprocal
B)Pooled
C)Sequential
D)Comprehensive
E)Response

Question 61

Which of these roles refer to behaviours that influence the quality of the team's social climate?

A)Team task
B)Team building
C)Team composition
D)Individualistic
E)Team compensation

Question 62

_______ diversity refers to diversity regarding observable attributes such as race,ethnicity,sex,and age.

A)Disjunctive
B)Similarity-attraction
C)Surface-level
D)Conjunctive
E)Deep-level

Question 63

Tasks for which the team's performance depends on the abilities of the 'weakest link' are called:

A)disjunctive tasks
B)similarity-attraction tasks
C)surface-level tasks
D)conjunctive tasks
E)additive tasks

Question 64

Tom has the reputation of manipulating team members for personal control.Tom can be described as a(n):

A)aggressor
B)dominator
C)blocker
D)recognition seeker
E)slacker

Question 65

_______ diversity refers to diversity with respect to attributes that are less easy to observe initially but that can be inferred after more direct experience.

A)Disjunctive
B)Similarity-attraction
C)Surface-level
D)Conjunctive
E)Deep-level

Question 66

All of these are team task roles,except?

A)Devil's advocate
B)Orienter
C)Energizer
D)Coordinator
E)Compromiser

Question 67

The different types of activities and interactions that occur within teams that contribute to their ultimate end goals refers to team:

A)characteristics
B)process
C)composition
D)interdependence
E)ability

Question 68

Which of these is a team building role?

A)Aggressor
B)Energizer
C)Harmonizer
D)Dominator
E)Coordinator

Question 69

_________ are tasks where the effectiveness of the team depends on the member who possesses the highest level of the ability relevant to the task.

A)Disjunctive tasks
B)Similarity-attraction tasks
C)Surface-level tasks
D)Conjunctive tasks
E)Additive tasks

Question 70

When you get from teams "more than the sum of their parts",the teams seem to benefit from:

A)process gain
B)staff validity
C)team uniformity
D)team commitment
E)teamwork KSAs

Question 71

One way to potentially prevent problems associated with cohesion is to formally institute the role of:

A)ambassador
B)scout
C)devil's advocate
D)social loafing
E)groupthink

Question 72

According to research,having a greater number of members is beneficial for _______ teams but not for _______ teams.

A)management;project
B)production;project
C)project;management
D)production tasks;management
E)project;production

Question 73

Which of these is a team task role?

A)Aggressor
B)Energizer
C)Harmonizer
D)Dominator
E)Follower

Question 74

A theory that has been used widely to explain why diversity may have negative effects is called the:

A)disjunctive approach
B)similarity-attraction approach
C)surface-level approach
D)conjunctive approach
E)additive approach

Question 75

Which of these is an individualistic role?

A)Aggressor
B)Energizer
C)Harmonizer
D)Follower
E)Coordinator

Question 76

The predominant theory that has been used to explain why diversity has positive effects is called the:

A)value in diversity problem-solving approach
B)similarity-attraction approach
C)surface-level diversity
D)deep-level diversity
E)conjunctive diversity

Question 77

Mike is able to motivate teammates to achieve goals.Mike appears to be engaging in which of these team building roles?

A)Encourager
B)Compromiser
C)Energizer
D)Harmonizer
E)Gatekeeper/expediter

Question 78

Margie constantly expresses disapproval of her teammates' ideas and makes comments that are often deflating.Margie can be described as engaging in which of these roles?

A)Aggressor
B)Dominator
C)Blocker
D)Recognition seeker
E)Slacker

Question 79

Differences in attitudes,values,and personality are good examples of which of these types of diversity?

A)Deep-level
B)Similarity-attraction
C)Surface-level
D)Conjunctive
E)Disjunctive

Question 80

It appears that Josh is always mediating differences between the group members as they work on the case analysis needed for their class.Josh is playing which of these roles?

A)Encourager
B)Standard setter
C)Energizer
D)Harmonizer
E)Compromiser