Deck 9: Teams

Question 1

Teamwork processes have a strong positive effect on team performance.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following teams at Global Works,Inc.are most likely be designed to be relatively permanent?

A)Management and work
B)Action and parallel
C)Parallel and project
D)Project and work
E)Work and action

Answer 2

A

Question 3

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 3

B

Question 4

Teams are currently used in organizations in all types of industries to accomplish many different types of work.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Brainstorming involves a face-to-face meeting of team members in which each offers as many ideas as possible about some focal problem or issue.

Question 7

In self-managed work teams,members have to manage themselves by doing very specific sets of job duties,and their decision-making is confined to the activities required by those job duties.

Question 8

Research has shown that cognitive ability is much more important to teams when team members have to learn from one another to adapt to changes,compared with contexts in which team members perform their assigned tasks in a routine fashion.

Question 9

The purpose of which of the following teams is to provide recommendations and resolve issues?

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

Question 10

Cohesion refers to the degree to which members believe that the team can be effective across a variety of situations and tasks.

Question 11

Whereas _____ teams focus on the accomplishment of core operational-level production and service tasks,_____ teams participate in ongoing 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 12

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 13

As the level of task interdependence increases,members must spend decreasing amounts of time communicating and coordinating with other members if they want to complete tasks effectively.

Question 14

Mission analysis involves an analysis of the team's task,the challenges that face the team,and the resources available for completing the team's work.

Question 15

Production blocking occurs when members have to wait on one another before they can do their part of the team task.

Question 16

Production teams and sales teams are specific examples of which of the following types of teams?

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

Question 17

The purpose of which of the following teams is to produce goods or provide services on an ongoing basis?

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

Question 18

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 19

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

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

Question 20

In the storming stage of team development,feelings of solidarity develop as members work toward team goals.

Question 21

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 22

_____ 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 23

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 the following roles?

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

Question 24

At Great Garments,employee teams work on putting decorative tags on children's clothing.They pick up the clothing from a common bin and hand-stitch the tag on the clothing.When completed,the finished pieces are thrown into 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 the following interdependences?

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

Question 25

A musical group and a surgical team are examples of which of the following teams?

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

Question 26

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 27

In the team at Globus International,members are orienting themselves by trying to understand their boundaries and get a feel for what is expected of them.This team can be described at which stage of team development?

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

Question 28

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

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

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

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 31

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 the following roles?

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

Question 32

_____ 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 33

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 the following roles?

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

Question 34

Which of the following 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 35

Which of the following roles refer to behaviors 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 36

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

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

Question 37

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 38

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 39

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 40

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 41

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

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

Question 42

Define role.Briefly differentiate between the different types of team task roles,team building roles,and individualistic roles.

Question 43

The drive toward conformity at the expense of other team priorities is called:

A)social loafing.
B)herd mentality.
C)crowd psychology.
D)production blocking.
E)groupthink.

Question 44

Differentiate between goal interdependence and outcome interdependence.Provide an example of each.

Question 45

_____ involves activities that foster a sense of emotional balance and unity.

A)Affect management
B)Motivating
C)Confidence building
D)Conflict management
E)Strategy formulation

Question 46

Which of the following reflects whether members possess adequate information about their own task responsibilities?

A)Hierarchical sensitivity
B)Staff validity
C)Decision informity
D)Dyadic sensitivity
E)Team informity

Question 47

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 48

Which of the following is a team building role?

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

Question 49

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 50

Differentiate between surface-level diversity and deep-level diversity.

Question 51

_____ 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 52

Which of the following occurs when members have to wait on one another before they can do their part of the team task?

A)Social loafing
B)Production blocking
C)The bystander effect
D)Social facilitation
E)Motivational loss

Question 53

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 54

_____ 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 55

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 56

Which of the following is a team task role?

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

Question 57

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 58

Teamwork processes have a _____ relationship with team performance.

A)moderate negative
B)strong positive
C)weak positive
D)moderate positive
E)strong negative

Question 59

Define task interdependence.Briefly describe the four primary types of task interdependence.