Chapter 10

Identify a true statement about the types of teams in an organization.

A functional team is a formal group in an organization

Olivia works for a software development company. She realizes that she is a silent member of her team. when participating in team meetings, she should__?

Be aware of when to stand up for her views and be assertive

Arrange the stages in the creative process in the correct order of occurrence.

Become familiar with the identified problem. Create as many possible creative solutions to the identified problem take a break from the process Before executing a solution to the identified problem, assess the alternative to ensure the idea is practical.

The process of suggesting many alternatives, without evaluation, to solve a problem is referred to as ___

Brainstorming

How should a team leader in an organization handle bored team members during meetings.

By calling on board members and by bringing them into the group.

How should a team leader in an organization plan a team meeting?

By deciding who all are required to attend the meeting By listing the activities that need to to take place during the meeting to reach the meetings objective. By planning to assign team members with a suitable task and/ or maintenance behavior using the situational supervisor model

Emily, a team leader in an organization, notices that Noah, a team member, is silent during meetings. How should Emily handle Noah during a team meeting?

By increasing Noah's confidence by calling on him with questions he can easily answer.

How should a team leader in an organization deal with team members who are talkers during a meeting?

By using a rotation method to let all team members talk

In the context of team structure, the diversity of team members of a team in an organization is referred to as __.

Composition

Arrange the steps involved in the decision-making model in the correct order of occurrence.

Define the problem identified. Set objectives. Create alternatives to solve the problem. Evaluate alternatives and choose one. Develop a plan of action,implement the selected alternativ, and control it.

In the context of generating creative alternatives to solve problems, arrange the steps involved in the process of nominal grouping in the correct order.

Each team member writes down ideas Team members give ideas in a round-robin fashion, and one person records all the ideas. A guided discussion is conducted to clarify alternative ideas of team members, and any additional ideas are recreded. Each team member rates the proposed ideas and votes, and the voting eliminates the alternative ideas. Team members take part in an initial vote discussion for clarification of the various alternatives. Team members give the final vote to choose the alternative solution presented to the team leader.

T or F: the more respect, prestige, influence, and power a member of a team in an organization has, the lower his or her statues within the team

False

T of F: In the preparation stage of the creative process, a person should set boundaries and avoid looking for new angles to solve an identified problem.

False.

Interactions that emerge as teams in an organization develop are referred to as __.

Group process Group dynamics Team dynamics

In the context of the first step of the decision-making model, when defining a problem, people should _.

List the symptoms that indicate the existence of the problem

In the context of the stages of team development, what are the attributes of the dissatisfaction stage

Moderate development level (D2) Some competence

Resolution is a stage of group development in an organization. It is also referred to as the _.

Norming stage

Which of the following is the forming stage of group development in an organization?

Orientation

Which of the following stages of group development in an organization is considered the performing stage?

Production

Which of the following elements of a group in an organization determines what should, ought or, or much be done?

Professional norms of the group

____ Are shared expectations of how group members in an organization will fulfill the requirements of their position.

Roles

Anna is identified as a reflexive decision maker in an organization. Identify Annas characteristics.

She is decisive She does not procrastinate.

What are the components of team structure should complement each other so that a team in an organization can achieve better results than its individuals?

Skills possessed by team members Abilities of team members Knowledge of team members

What are the major variables identified through each stage of group development in an organization?

Socioemotional tone Work on the task

The things members of a group in an organization do and say that directly aid in the accomplishment of the groups objectives are referred to as the groups __

Task roles

A group that is too small

Tends to be too cautious

Competence

Tends to continue to rise through each of the first four stages

creativity

The ability to develop unique alternatives to solve problems in termed __.

Identify a guideline for a team leader in an organization to conduct the first meeting with his or her team.

The leader should allow the members to spend some time to get to known one another.

Identify a true statement about group cohesiveness in an organiation

The more cohesive a group, the more its members remain a team.

Decision Making

The process of choosing an alternative course of action that will solve a problem

Formal Groups

They are approved by the organization

Informal groups

They develop spontaneously when the organization member get together voluntarily due to similar interests.

T or F: Before calling a team meeting, a team leader in an organization should clearly identify the purpose and objective of the meeting.

True

T or F: Teamwork is practiced by highly successful people and has practical relevance to an individual.

True

T or F: in a team, the roles of the team members determine the ways in which they can contribute to the team and its performance.

True

If a team member in an organization realizes that he or she tends to be bored during team meetings, he or she should __.

control his or her behavior that can negatively impact other members

A feature of an organization's group of 20 or more members is that it tends to ___.

create subgroups

During the termination stage of group development in an organization, members of a team __.

go through feelings about leaving the team

The attractiveness and closeness the member of a group in an organization have for one another and for the group is termed _. _.

group cohesiveness

If a member of a team in an organization perceives that he/she is a talker during team meetings, he /she should __.

let others talk and do things for themselves.

The Orientation stage of group development in an organization is characterized by __

low development level (D1)

In an organization, a group's shared expectations of its members behavior are referred to as __.

norms

A group in an organization will be in the ___ stage of development at the first meeting.

orientation

A feature of task roles of a group in an organization is that they __.

place emphasis on completing the job.

Whenever there is a difference between what is actually happening and what an individual or group wants to be happening in an organization a ___ exists.

problem

According to Natalie, a team leader in Cella Inc.. her team members show outstanding development level (D4), high commitment, and high competence, Her team is in the ___ stage of group development.

production

The perceived ranking of one member relative to other members of a group in an organization is termed

status

In the context of stages of team development, the dissatisfaction stage is also known as the ___.

storming stage

The patterns of interactions that emerge as groups in an organization develop are known as _.

team dynamics

Working together to achieve something beyond the capabilities of individuals working alone constitutes ___

teamwork

A group that is too large

tends to be too slow

Commitment

tends to start high in the first stage, decrease in the second stage, and then increase through the third and fourth stages

Problem Solving

the process of adopting corrective action in order to achieve objectives

According to the team performance model, identify the bases of a team's performance.

the teams stages of development Structure of the team The teams dynamics

A characteristic of the resolution stage of group development in an organization is that it involves __.

variable commitment