Question 1

Low outcome interdependence exists in teams in which individual members receive rewards and punishments on the basis of their own performance.

Accepted Answer

Low outcome interdependence means that individual members receive rewards and punishments based on their own performance, indicating a lack of dependence on other team members' performance.

Question 2

In reciprocal interdependence, members are specialized to perform specific tasks.

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal interdependence occurs when members of a group or organization rely on each other to accomplish tasks, often by specializing in specific tasks that require cooperation between different members. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

As the level of task interdependence increases, members are more reliant on each other to complete tasks successfully. This means that communication and coordination become essential to ensure that everyone is on the same page and working towards the same goal. Therefore, members must spend increasing amounts of time communicating and coordinating with other members to ensure effective task completion.

Question 4

Comprehensive interdependence requires less interaction and coordination among members than pooled interdependence.

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. Comprehensive interdependence involves high levels of interaction, communication, and coordination among members as each person's actions affect others in the team or group. Pooled interdependence, on the other hand, requires less interaction and coordination as each member's contribution is combined to create a final output.

Question 5

In teams with high outcome interdependence, team members depend on the performance of other team members for the rewards that they receive.

Accepted Answer

Teams with high outcome interdependence means that the performance of one team member affects the rewards received by other team members. Therefore, team members do depend on each other's performance for the rewards they receive.

Question 6

Management teams are formed to take on "one-time" tasks that are generally complex.

Accepted Answer

Management teams are formed for ongoing tasks and responsibilities, not just one-time tasks. These tasks and responsibilities can be complex and require specialized skills and knowledge.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Outcome interdependence refers to the degree to which team members depend on each other to achieve team goals, and share in the rewards or outcomes that arise from the team's performance. Therefore, a high degree of outcome interdependence would mean that team members are likely to share in the rewards that the team earns, making option A true.

Question 8

Work teams are designed to be relatively permanent.

Accepted Answer

Work teams are typically established to achieve ongoing objectives and are intended to remain intact over time to maintain continuity and stability in their operations.

Question 9

A football team is an example of an action team.

Accepted Answer

A football team is a classic example of an action team as its members are working together to achieve a common goal, which is to score points and win games. They must make quick decisions, communicate effectively, and execute their roles and responsibilities in order to be successful.

Question 10

Jan works on the budget team. Members include the bookkeeper who tracks the daily expenditures and revenues of the company, the accountant who takes the bookkeeper's work and organizes it into financial statements including the cash flow statement, the income statement, and the balance sheet, and the analyst who interprets the financial statements. Once these three tasks have been accomplished, Jan prepares and presents the results to top management. Jan's team engages in reciprocal interdependence.

Accepted Answer

This team engages in sequential interdependence. Each step must be completed before the next step can begin. In sequential interdependence, the member performing the task in the latter part of the sequence depends on the member performing the task in the earlier part of the sequence, but not the other way around.

Question 11

Cognitive ability is more important to teams when team members have to learn from one another to adapt to unexpected changes, compared with contexts in which team members perform their assigned tasks in a routine fashion.

Accepted Answer

When unexpected changes arise, cognitive ability becomes more important for teams because members must rely on each other's knowledge and problem-solving skills to find a solution. In routine tasks, cognitive ability is still important but may not be as crucial because team members can rely on established procedures and past experiences to complete their work.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

In the storming stage, conflicts and disagreements are common, and feelings of solidarity have not yet had a chance to develop.

Question 13

In leader-staff teams, the leader makes decisions for the team and provides direction and control over members who perform assigned tasks.

Accepted Answer

In leader-staff teams, the leader is responsible for directing and controlling team members and making decisions, while team members perform assigned tasks.

Question 14

In groups with comprehensive interdependence, the members have little 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.

Accepted Answer

In groups with comprehensive interdependence, the members have 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.

Question 15

With pooled interdependence, group members complete their work assignments independently, and then this work is simply "piled up" to represent the group's output.

Accepted Answer

Pooled interdependence is characterized by individual group members working on their tasks independently, and then the output is accumulated or assembled to form the final group output.

Question 16

A high degree of goal interdependence exists when team members have a shared vision of the team's goal.

Accepted Answer

When team members have a shared vision of the team's goal, they are more likely to be deeply committed to achieving the goal and to understand the importance of their individual contributions to the team's success. This creates a high degree of goal interdependence, as each team member realizes that their actions and decisions directly impact the team's ability to achieve the shared goal.

Question 17

One way to create high levels of goal interdependence is to ensure that the team has a formalized mission statement that members buy in to.

Accepted Answer

By having a formalized mission statement, team members can understand the overall purpose and goals of the team. If they buy in to this mission, they will be more committed to achieving the common goal, which creates high levels of goal interdependence.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A team consists of two or more people who work interdependently, not independently, to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose.

Question 19

The sequence of forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning apply to the development of all teams.

Accepted Answer

The sequence is a model called Tuckman's stages of group development, which applies to many but not all teams, as some may not follow this exact progression.

Question 20

In sequential interdependence, the member performing the task in the latter part of the sequence depends on the member performing the task in the earlier part of the sequence, but not the other way around.

Accepted Answer

Sequential interdependence is a type of interdependence in which tasks are dependent on one another in sequence. The member performing the task later in the sequence depends on the member performing the task earlier in the sequence, but the opposite is not true.

Quiz 11: Teams: Characteristics and Diversity