MGMT 363 - Exam 3
Which of the following are examples of transportable teamwork competences?
conflict resolution task coordination goal setting
In a relay race, if one runner fails to complete a leg of race, the entire team is disqualified. This is an example of a(n) ______ task.
conjunctive
what trait is dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hardworking, and persevering?
conscientiousness
which trait has the biggest influence on job performance of any of the big five?
conscientiousness
list out the big five
conscientiousness agreeableness neuroticism openness to experience extraversion (CANOE)
Developing new, exciting ideas to work toward the final solution of a task is characteristic of
creative behavior
Which of the following can be categorized as taskwork processes?
creative behavior decision making boundary spanning
there is a high correlation between openness to experience and _______.
creativity
The purpose of ______ is to enable team members to develop shared mental models of what is involved in each of the team roles and how those roles fit together to form a system.
cross-training
_________ ________ are defined as shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture
cultural values
In order to explore similarities in ________, Project GLOBE groups countries together into country clusters, such as Anglo, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
culture
The shared values, beliefs, motives, identities, and interpretations that result from common experiences of members of a society and are transmitted across generations is referred to as
culture
what kind of jobs is agreeableness beneficial in?
service jobs
cultural values come to reflect the way things ______ ____ _______ in a society
should be done
cultural values come to reflect the way things _______ _____ ________ in a given society
should be done
According to research, there is a ______ correlation between effective teamwork processes and team commitment.
strong positive
what is personality?
structures and propensities inside people that explain their characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
Team member activities that correspond directly to accomplishing the team's work are referred to as ______ processes.
taskwork
Training that is intended to facilitate the development of team processes related to goal setting, interpersonal relations, problem solving, and role clarification is referred to as
team building
neuroticism is largely responsible for the type _____ personality
A
Communications, activities, and interactions that occur within teams that contribute to their ultimate end goals are known as team
processes
myers briggs type indicator was originally created to test a theory of psychological types advanced by the noted psychologist _______ ______.
Carl Jung
which trait is more effective in leadership roles and care a lot about being successful and "moving up"
extraverts
which type of meyers briggs type is more likely to be a manager than the rest of the population?
TJs
what is communion striving and which trait prioritizes it?
a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a mean of expressing personality agreeableness
What is the term for talents that allow people to do a range of related activities?
abilities
What is the key driver of maximum performance, which reflects performance in brief, special circumstances that demand an employee's best effort?
ability
In ______ tasks, the work of each member fully contributes to the final group product.
additive
what trait is warm, kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, and courteous?
agreeableness
personality captures what people ________ _______
are like
The model that suggests that personality can be categorized across five personality dimensions is known as the
big five taxonomy
ability captures what people _____ _____
can do
What kind of ability refers to an individual's ability to obtain and use information in order to solve problems?
cognitive
What kind of test measures an individual's verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning in order to assess an ability to acquire, retain, organize, and apply information?
cognitive
what two aspects go into creative thought that turns into creative performance?
cognitive ability and openness to experience
A society that has a strong group orientation and emphasizes the interdependence of people would be categorized as having a high degree of
collectivism
_________ can be described as the personality of a society.
culture
_________ is defined as the shared values, beliefs, motives, identities, and interpretations that result from common experiences of members of a society and are transmitted across generations
culture
what company hypnotizes its employees to help them be more creative?
dragonfly
what are some examples of "traits?"
easygoing, responsible, polite, reserved
what creates peoples social reputations? like the way they are perceived by their friends, families, coworkers, and supervisors?
personality
An employee from a culture with a low degree of power distance
expects consensus-oriented decision making within the organization
neurotic people have what kind of locus of control?
external which means they believe they have no control of what happens to them
what trait is described as talkative, sociable, passionate, assertive, bold, and dominant?
extraversion
what trait was due mostly to nature and explained in the identical twin study?
extraversion
which trait is easiest to judge in zero acquaintance situations?
extraversion
people in the united states are toward the high end on what two traits?
extraversion and openness
what two traits are most dependent on genes?
extraversion and openness
what four types of prefrences does the myers briggs type use to evaluate people?
extraversion vs. Introversion sensing vs. intuition thinking vs. feeling judging vs. perceiving
which trait tends to be high in positive affectivity and what is it?
extraverts it is a dispositional tendency to experience pleasant and engaging moods such as enthusiasm, excitement, and elation (this make extraverts more satisfied with their jobs)
True or false: In leader-staff teams, decisions are made collaboratively between the team leader and members of the team.
false
True or false: Team processes are readily observable and measurable.
false
Team states are the
feelings and thoughts that result from working in a team.
what is the most appropriate use of the MBTI?
for team building context
During which stage of team development do members attempt to understand what is expected of them and what team behaviors are acceptable?
forming
According to research, which of the following appears to have the strongest positive correlation with task performance?
general cognitive ability
In a brainstorming meeting, participants are encouraged to
generate as many ideas as possible
agreeableness people focus on "getting ______, not getting ______"
getting along, not getting ahead
what does project GLOBE stand for?
global leadership and organizational behavior effectiveness
The tendency of highly cohesive groups to value consensus and harmony at the price of decision quality is referred to as
groupthink
what suggests that interests can be summarized by six different personality types?
holland's RIASEC model
the RIASEC model suggest that personality types can be classified along two dimensions. what are those?
if they enjoy working with people or things and if they enjoy working with data or ideas
agreeableness people were usually where, when recorded during the study?
in public places
Behaviors that benefit the individual at the expense of the team are referred to as _____________ roles
individualistic
People who value personal freedom and self-sufficiency and who prioritize watching out for their own well-being and that of their close family members can be described as
individualistic
Several engineering and IT firms utilize ______ tests in selecting applicants for jobs. These tests assess applicants' abilities to work with unfamiliar information and see patterns and draw conclusions based on that information.
inductive reasoning
People using ______ look at specific information to reach a general conclusion, whereas people using ______ apply general rules to specific information.
inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning
_________ are expressions of personality that influence behavior through preferences for certain environments and activities
interests
Which of the following are examples of teamwork processes?
interpersonal processes action processes transition processes
A ______ culture focuses primarily on being bold, making money, and striving.
masculine
Research conducted in a wide variety of team settings has shown that teamwork processes have a ______ relationship with team performance.
moderate positive
what trait is described as nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, and jealous?
neuroticism
which trait is the second most important for job performace?
neuroticism
which trait has a tendency to experience negative affectivity and what is it?
neuroticism and it is a dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance
what is ethnocentrism?
one who views his or her cultural values as "right" and values of other cultures as "wrong"
what is also called inquisitiveness or intellectualness or even culture?
openness to experience
what trait is described as curious, imaginative, creative, complex, refined, and sophisticated?
openness to experience
At Lamb's Peace Church, the music director, youth group director, and director of religious education work on their tasks with little collaboration, even though they share an administrative staff. This is an example of ______ interdependence.
pooled
An emergency medical technician (EMT) must be able to assess quickly whether an accident victim has a medical problem even when the victim insists that everything is all right. This requires which type of reasoning ability?
problem sensitivity
what does RIASEC stand for in holland's RIASEC model?
realistic investigative artistic social enterprising conventional
A type of task Interdependence in which team members have specialized tasks but there is not a strict sequence of events is
reciprocal interdependence
what is accomplishment striving and which of the big five prioritize it?
reflects a strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a means of expressing personality
what is status striving and which trait prioritizes it?
reflects a strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social structure as a means of expressing personality extraversion
a ________ is defined as a pattern of behavior that a person is expected to display in a given context.
role
Interpersonal activities that help a team accomplish its work without accomplishing the work itself are referred to as ___________ processes
teamwork
what is used to summarize our personalities in 5 broad demensions?
the big five taxonomy
what is individualism - collectivism?
the degree to which a culture has loosely knit social framework (individualism) or a tight social framework (collectivism)
what is power distance?
the degree to which a culture prefers equal power distribution (low power distance) or an unequal power distribution (high power distance)
what is short-term vs. long-term orientation?
the degree to which a culture stresses values that are past- and present - oriented (short-term orientation) or future-oriented (long-term orientation)
what is uncertainty avoidance?
the degree to which a culture tolerate ambiguous situations (low uncertainty avoidance) or feels threatened by them (high uncertainty avoidance)
what is masculinity - femininity?
the degree to which a culture values stereotypically male traits (masculinity) or stereotypically female traits (femininity)
a conjunctive task depends on what?
the weakest link of the team ex: leg race
Which assessment of general cognitive ability has been widely used for employee selection, training, and placement?
the wonderlic cognitive ability test
Alyssa believes that decisions should be made based upon facts and logic, not on emotions or other subjective factors. According to the MBTI, Alyssa would likely have a(n) ______ orientation.
thinking
what is the main purpose of project globe?
to examine the impact of culture on the effectiveness of various leader attributes, behaviors, and practices
Which of the following best describes the purpose of a work team?
to make goods or offer services
________ are recurring regularities or trends in people's responses to their environment
traits
One type of team training involves developing general competencies related to teamwork activities that can be used any team context. These skills, knowledge, and abilities are called ___________ teamwork competencies
transportable
An employee who prefers a workplace where there are clearly defined rules, policies, and procedures that dictate how jobs are supposed to be done would likely have a high level of
uncertainty avoidance
The extent to which a culture can handle uncertainty and lack of clarity is referred to as Multiple choice question.
uncertainty avoidance
During his interview, Jack was required to take a personality test in which he was asked a series of true-or-false questions, such as "I often act quickly without thinking things through" and "I usually plan things carefully ahead of time." It would appear that Jack took a(n) ______ test.
veiled purpose
Which of the following types of personality tests does not reference dishonesty directly but assesses more general personality traits that are associated with dishonest acts?
veiled purpose tests
The likelihood that the members of a team can work together effectively into the future is referred to as team
viability
neuroticism is associated with differential exposure - what is that?
when you are more likely to experience day-to-day situations as stressful
personality traits are a function of what two factors?
your genes and your environment - cultural values are apart of your environment