Question 1

The question the group is asking during the forming stage of group development is

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For the group, the question in the forming stage is "Why are we here?"

Question 2

The group development stage in which individuals test the leader's policies and assumptions as they try to determine how they fit into the power structure is the ______ stage.

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The storming stage is a time of testing.Individuals test the leader's policies and assumptions as they try to determine how they fit into the power structure.

Question 3

During the performing stage of team development, the group answers the question

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During the performing stage the group asks "Can we do the job properly?"

Question 4

Administrative oversight given to self-managed teams does not include

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Administrative oversight involves delegated activities such as planning, scheduling, monitoring, and staffing.

Question 5

______ is a "we feeling" that binds group members together.

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Group cohesiveness, a "we feeling" binding group members together, is the principal by-product of stage 3, norming.

Question 6

Jinhai's team was not making much progress on defining a new production process.Maria was being very uncooperative; she did not agree with the direction Jinhai was taking, so she hadn't helped with her part.This team is in what stage of group development?

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The storming stage is a time of testing.Individuals test the leader's policies and assumptions as they try to determine how they fit into the power structure.Subtle forms of rebellion, like procrastination, occur.Groups can stall here when power politics erupt into open rebellion.

Question 7

Since hard feelings about group leadership and assignments had passed, Elena's group recently seemed to be relating much better.At the meeting tomorrow she should take advantage of this moment by

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In the third stage, norming, conflicts are resolved, close relationships develop, and unity and harmony emerge.In the norming stage the leader should emphasize unity and help identify team goals and values.

Question 8

Groups that make it through storming generally do so because

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Groups that make it through storming generally do so because a respected member other than the leader challenges the group to resolve its power struggles so something can be accomplished.

Question 9

The principal by-product of the norming stage of team development is

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Group cohesiveness, a "we feeling" binding group members together, is the principal by-product of stage 3, norming.

Question 10

The stage during which a group sets guidelines about issues like attendance and punctuality is the ______ stage.

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In the norming stage teams set guidelines related to what members will do together and how they will do it.The teams consider such matters as attendance at meetings, being late, and missing assignments as well as how members treat one another.

Question 11

Jerald led a team that has just finished up a very challenging research project that will assist management in developing long-range plans.Despite the stress of the past few months, most participants seem sad it's over.Now Jerald should

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In the final stage, adjourning, members prepare for disbandment.Having worked so hard to get along and get something done, many members feel a compelling sense of loss.The leader can help ease the transition by rituals celebrating "the end" and "new beginnings." Parties, award ceremonies, graduations, or mock funerals can provide the needed punctuation at the end of a significant teamwork project.

Question 12

When using a self-managed team, a manager should

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Self-managed teams are defined as groups of workers who are given administrative oversight for their task domains.Administrative oversight involves delegated activities such as planning, scheduling, monitoring, and staffing.

Question 13

Self-managed teams are groups of workers who have been given ______ for their task domains.

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A self-managed team is defined as a group of workers who are given administrative oversight for their task domains.

Question 14

During the ______ stage of team development, close relationships develop and unity and harmony emerge.

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In the third stage, norming, conflicts are resolved, close relationships develop, and unity and harmony emerge.

Question 15

Which of the following is an important aspect when creating a self-managed team?

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A self-managed team is defined as a group of workers who are given administrative oversight for their task domains.Among suggestions to empower self-managed teams: team members are cross-trained on jobs within their (and other) teams; do their own hiring, training, and firing; do their own evaluations of each other; and are paid (at least in part) as a team.

Question 16

The question individuals ask during the norming stage of group development is

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In the third stage, norming, conflicts are resolved, close relationships develop, and unity and harmony emerge.For individuals, the main issue is "What do the others expect me to do?"

Question 17

The ______ stage of team development is characterized by the emergence of individual personalities and roles and conflicts within the group.

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The second stage, storming, is characterized by the emergence of individual personalities and roles and conflicts within the group.

Question 18

In the performing stage of group development, members

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In performing, members concentrate on solving problems and completing the assigned task.

Question 19

During the forming stage, the leader should

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During the forming stage, leaders should allow time for people to become acquainted and to socialize.

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the stages of group and team development?

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One theory proposes that groups and teams go through five stages of development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning .

Quiz 13: Groups and Teams: Increasing Cooperation, Reducing Conflict