MGMT 4253 Lesson 8 Quiz

Ramon portrayed which of the following team roles?

Harmonizer

Paul is a hospital administrator working on an organizational development project. Due to the nature of the work and workplace, the groups don't spend a large amount of time working directly together. He wants to try and increase group cohesion, but heard that it can actually lead to lower productivity and effectiveness. What would you tell him? He is correct. It's best to avoid having cohesive groups. Given that the groups don't spend much time together, this doesn't need to be addressed. His concern is possible but happens only rarely and there are steps he can take th balance cohesion with potential downsides. Given that group cohesion has not shown to be related to any important group or organizational outcomes, he should not make it a focus.

His concern is possible but happens only rarely and there are steps he can take th balance cohesion with potential downsides.

Layla leads a division of about 50 people, comprised of smaller work groups and teams. She believes several of the teams are not as effective as they could be. What do you recommend based on your understanding of team building exercises? Plan a field day for the whole division and have teams work together to compete in outdoor contests. Take the time to understand why each group is struggling and focus your efforts on those issues. Don't waste her time trying to improve team functioning. It's impossible to achieve because each team is so unique. Call everyone in to a meeting and explain to them that they need to work better together or they will have to start re-assigning teammates.

Take the time to understand why each group is struggling and focus your efforts on those issues.

Compared to groups, teams tend to have: lower task interdependence. less specialized roles. a stronger sense of identity. lower amounts of of interaction among members.

a stronger sense of identity.

Kira allowed the conflict between Blake and Sarah to turn __________.

dysfunctional

According to Tuckman, the stages of group development are: knowing, showing, growing, flowing forming, storming, norming, performing creating, belating, contemplating, abating starting, darting, comparting, departing

forming, storming, norming, performing

At the beginning of the meeting Kira does not properly lead the team during the __________ stage of team development. Therefore, the team was stuck in the __________ stage.

forming; storming

The team leadership model provides guidance to leaders on team: composition, organization, and schedule. input, process, and output. composition, interpersonal conflict, and performance. size, structure, and type of leader.

input, process, and output.

Both groups AND teams are defined as having members who: interact and have specialized roles. influence each other and have shared goals and tasks. interact and influence each other. have high levels of task interpependence and a strong sense of identity.

interact and influence each other.

According to the innovative teams article: earlier models of team development and effective practices are no longer relevant. leaders should be as hands off as possible when working with innovative teams. leaderless groups are the optimal structure for encouraging innovation. leaders need to be aware of a team's developmental stage and adjust their actions to best support innovation.

leaders need to be aware of a team's developmental stage and adjust their actions to best support innovation.

According to the BBC article you read for this week: popular approaches used by leaders to create a fun work culture are no longer what most employees want. when workers are asked about working remotely, one of the main disadvantages they cite is that working remotely means missing out on parties and other organized fun at work. it's best for top management to decide on fun activities for building culture and engagement beacuse it's too risky to let employees decide. after working remotely during covid, most employees don't want to see or work with their co-workers in-person socil or work time.

popular approaches used by leaders to create a fun work culture are no longer what most employees want.

According to the article you read this week on innovative teams, having a supportive climate is necessary for innovative teams' success. This includes: strong direction on the desired outcome from top management. a focus on getting things right the first time. a fairly linear path the success. safety to speak up, try new ides, and voice opinions.

safety to speak up, try new ides, and voice opinions.

As group size increases: social loafing is more likely to occur. group effectiveness decreases. group effectiveness increases. team functioning is not effective.

social loafing is more likely to occur.