Deck 9: Team-Based Innovation

Question 1

Jobs and organizations should be designed around processes instead of functions.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Cross-functional teams are comprised of members from different functional units or departments to work on mutual problems.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Incremental innovations requiring process improvements would tend to be more cross-functionally.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Researchers Michael Hyung-Jin Park, Jong Won Lim, and Philip Birnbaum-More revealed that the proportion of multiknowledge individuals has an indirect positive effect through information sharing on product innovativeness

Question 5

It is not necessary for organization to make investments in both technical and interpersonal training.

Question 6

Top management support is critical to team implementation during the forming and storming stages of development.

Question 7

Conflict is destructive if it leads to an innovative solution of a problem.

Question 8

Personality diversity amongst team members limits sharing of different perspectives.

Question 9

Approximately 25-30 percent of workers do not want to be empowered through working on teams

Question 10

Effective teamwork requires trust, effective communication, and viable conflict resolution. strategies.

Question 11

What is one of the critical elements listed in the chapter related to effective team development?

A) Conflict Management
B) Quality Measures
C) Team Structure
D) Follow-through

Question 12

_________________teams consist of team members from the same unit.

A) Problem-solving
B) Practical
C) Cross-functional
D) Functional

Question 13

Which researches results indicated that innovative banks are managed by more educated teams who are diverse with respect to their functional areas of expertise?

A) Covin and Kuratko
B) Bantel and Jackson
C) Lumpkin and Dess
D) Covin and Miles

Question 14

Which team has a long-term focus in order to effectively handle major projects or issues?

A) Project
B) Permanent
C) Development
D) Continual

Question 15

A comparison of _______ innovation projects in _______ firms showed that multidisciplinary teams had a lower effect on performance of innovation projects in project-based firms than in other firms.

A) 135, 96
B) 201, 78
C) 122, 83
D) 195, 67

Question 16

The five stage development process occurs for every team but the pace of progression can vary based on the team member's ________________.

A) Inexperience
B) Flexibility
C) Interpersonal Skills
D) Social Readiness

Question 17

Two major aspects of communication to focus on for development include receptivity to feedback and ___________.

A) Testimonial
B) Concealment
C) Acknowledgment
D) Self-Disclosure

Question 18

Critical elements of an effective decision making process include problem identification, creative brainstorming, action planning, implementation, and __________________.

A) Evaluation
B) Roadmap
C) Deliberation
D) Self-Assessment

Question 19

_______________ is a common barrier in team implementation. Who concluded that "without innovation there is no corporate entrepreneurship regardless of the presence of these other dimensions?

A) Absence of Professional Development
B) Conflict with Teammates
C) Lack of Direction
D) Experience Level

Question 20

List and explain the stages of team formation.

Question 21

Positive conflict resolution strategies that result in win-win solutions require open communication and a willingness to negotiate on important issues. In this chapter there are at least five types of conflict management styles. List and explain each.

Question 22

When making team based decisions, at least five steps should be followed. List and define each of these steps.