MGMT 3200 Test 2
28. Team norms in an organization can create ___
All of the above
6. Organization authority is traditionally characterized by:
Chain of command
5. The primary disadvantage of geographic departmentalization is
Duplication of resources
12. ___ Is characterized by simple, easy to learn steps, low variety, and high repetition
Job specialization
31. A team has finally matured into a fully functioning team at the __ stage of development
Performing
9. When managers delegate work, three transfers occur: responsibility and authority, and ___
Accountability
15. __ is the degree to which a job gives workers the discretion, freedom, and independence to decide how and when to accomplish tasks
Autonomy
32. The achievement of stretch goals is made easier when the team members have:
Bureaucratic immunity
11. Where standardization is important, it is appropriate to ____
Centralize authority
30. Which of the following types of conflict is most strongly associated to improvement in team performance
Cognitive conflict
29. ___ is the extent to which team members are attracted to a team and motivated to stay in it
Cohesiveness
25. The ___ are purposefully composed of employees from different functional areas of the organization
Cross functional teams
19. An org engaged in ___ its work team members, is training them how to do all or most of the jobs preformed by other team members
Cross training
8. ____ involves assigning direct authority and responsibility to a subordinate to complete tasks for which the manager is normally responsible.
Delegation of authority
3. ___ is a general term that refers to subdividing work and workers into separate organizational units that take responsibility for completing particular tasks
Departmentalization
2. ___ Departmentalization is defined as organizing work and workers into separate units responsible for particular business functions of areas of expertise
Functional
35. ___ is a compensation system in which companies share the financial value of performance gains
Gain sharing
14. The central concern of the job characteristics model is:
Internal motivation
13. An organization that has increased the number of different tasks that a worker preforms within one particular job is:
Job enlargement
7. A ___ function is an activity that contributes directly to creating or selling the company's products
Line
4. With ___ departmentalization, most report to two bosses
Matrix
27. ___ are informally agreed on standards that regulate team behavior
Norms
1. ___ is the collection of activities that transforms inputs into outputs that customers value
Organizational process
26. The ___ is created to complete specific one time project or tasks within limited time
Project team
17. The 3 types of task interdependence are:
Reciprocal, pooled, and sequential
24. The highest level of team autonomy is found in ___
Self designing
20. __ occurs when workers withhold their efforts and fail to hold their share of work
Social loafing
10. ___ Is the process of solving problems by consistently applying the same rules, procedures, and processes
Standardization
33. __ is the ability to change organizational structures policies and practices to accomplish goals
Structural accommodation
16. ___ is the degree to which a job is perceived to have a substantial impact on others inside or outside the organization
Task significance
21. Teams are typically required when:
Tasks require multiple perspectives
34. ___ describes the average level of ability, experience, personality, or any other factor of a team
Team level
22. Team rewards that depend on ___ are key to rewarding team behavior and effort
Team performance rather than individual performance
23. The least amount of team autonomy is found in ___
Traditional work groups
18. A __ is a small number of people with complimentary skills working towards a mutual goal who hold each other accountable...
Work team