Question 1

The CEO of ABC Company forms a top-management team to develop the strategic marketing plan for the organization and selects members who possess different expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience.The team, in this case, has been created with emphasis mainly on

Accepted Answer

Diversity in a workgroup implies varied expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience among its members.

Question 2

_____ are informal groups composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another.

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Friendship groups are informal groups composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another.

Question 3

JME Manufacturing put together a group of employees from marketing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality control to come up with a new product idea.This is an example of a(n) _____ group.

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Formal work groups are cross-functional teams composed of members from different departments.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about a command group?

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Subordinates who report to the same supervisor compose a command group.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about the members of a large group when compared to those of a small group?

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A disadvantage of small rather than large groups is that members of small groups have fewer resources available to accomplish their goals.

Question 6

A group of workers form a(n) _____ so that the members can interact with each other socially both on and off the job.

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Sometimes organization members, managers or nonmanagers, form groups because they feel that groups will help them achieve their own goals or meet their own needs (for example, the need for social interaction).Groups formed in this way are informal groups.

Question 7

A group of machinists in a manufacturing plant who report to the same shop foreman is an example of

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Subordinates who report to the same supervisor compose a command group.

Question 8

When the CEO of an organization redesigns the organizational chart to define different reporting relationships among the organization's managers, she is essentially creating _____ groups.

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When top managers design an organization's structure and establish reporting relationships and a chain of command, they are essentially creating command groups.

Question 9

For a self-managed team to be most effective, a manager must

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Managers must analyze what type of training team members need, and provide it.Working in a self-managed work team often requires that employees have more extensive technical and interpersonal skills.

Question 10

_____ are work groups that are empowered to assume responsibility and autonomy to complete identifiable pieces of work for an organization.

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Self-managed work teams are teams in which members are empowered and have the responsibility and autonomy to complete identifiable pieces of work.

Question 11

Team members within a particular group are generally more fixated on coming to a common, agreeable solution over accurately assessing the problems that the group is facing.This type of faulty group decision making is called

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Groupthink is faulty group decision making that results when group members strive for agreement at the expense of an accurate assessment of the situation.

Question 12

A small group of marketers from different departments of an organization get together for lunch every Friday so they can discuss various topics.This is an example of

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Sometimes organization members, managers or nonmanagers, form groups because they feel that groups will help them achieve their own goals or meet their own needs (for example, the need for social interaction).Groups formed in this way are informal groups.

Question 13

Environment-conscious members of an organization have taken up an initiative to reduce the number of styrofoam cups and sheets of paper used by the company.They organize meetings by themselves on a weekly basis where they discuss methods of making their company more eco-friendly.The members, in this case, constitute a(n) _____ group.

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Employees form informal interest groups when they seek to achieve a common goal related to their membership in an organization.

Question 14

A group of telephone operators in a telecommunications company who report to the same supervisor are part of a(n)

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Subordinates who report to the same supervisor compose a command group.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of task forces?

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Task forces are committees of managers or nonmanagerial employees from various departments or divisions who meet to solve a specific, mutual problem.

Question 16

Managers at Clementiq Inc.established a group comprising engineers from Germany, Japan, and the United States for the design and manufacture of a new product for the organization.This is known as a(n) _____ team.

Accepted Answer

Cross-cultural teams are composed of members from different cultures or countries.

Question 17

_____ are task forces that are relatively permanent.

Accepted Answer

Task forces that are relatively permanent are often referred to as standing committees.

Question 18

______ is a group of managers who are responsible for designing the long-range strategic plan for an organization.

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Top-management teams are responsible for developing the strategies that result in an organization's competitive advantage.

Question 19

Norman recently joined a team of technicians who work face-to-face.The team members have the expertise and experience needed to develop new products.Norman joined a(n)

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A team whose members work face-to-face and have the expertise and experience needed to develop new products is called a research and development team.

Question 20

The management of a popular sporting equipment manufacturer, as a part of their advertising strategy for their latest product, has put together a team to market their product across the country._____ groups are put together for this purpose.

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A group that managers establish to achieve organizational goals is called a formal group.In this case, the team has been put together by the management to advertise the company's product.

Quiz 15: Effective Groups and Teams

The CEO of ABC Company forms a top-management team to develop the strategic marketing plan for the organization and selects members who possess different expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience.The team, in this case, has been created with emphasis mainly on

_____ are informal groups composed of employees who enjoy one another's company and socialize with one another.

JME Manufacturing put together a group of employees from marketing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality control to come up with a new product idea.This is an example of a(n) _____ group.

Which of the following statements is true about a command group?

Which of the following is true about the members of a large group when compared to those of a small group?

A group of workers form a(n) _____ so that the members can interact with each other socially both on and off the job.

A group of machinists in a manufacturing plant who report to the same shop foreman is an example of

When the CEO of an organization redesigns the organizational chart to define different reporting relationships among the organization's managers, she is essentially creating _____ groups.

For a self-managed team to be most effective, a manager must

_____ are work groups that are empowered to assume responsibility and autonomy to complete identifiable pieces of work for an organization.

Team members within a particular group are generally more fixated on coming to a common, agreeable solution over accurately assessing the problems that the group is facing.This type of faulty group decision making is called

A small group of marketers from different departments of an organization get together for lunch every Friday so they can discuss various topics.This is an example of

A group of telephone operators in a telecommunications company who report to the same supervisor are part of a(n)

Which of the following statements is true of task forces?

Managers at Clementiq Inc.established a group comprising engineers from Germany, Japan, and the United States for the design and manufacture of a new product for the organization.This is known as a(n) _____ team.

_____ are task forces that are relatively permanent.

______ is a group of managers who are responsible for designing the long-range strategic plan for an organization.

Norman recently joined a team of technicians who work face-to-face.The team members have the expertise and experience needed to develop new products.Norman joined a(n)

The management of a popular sporting equipment manufacturer, as a part of their advertising strategy for their latest product, has put together a team to market their product across the country._____ groups are put together for this purpose.