mgmt exam 3

potency

the degree to which members believe the team can be effective across a variety of situations and tasks

at lambs peace church, the music director and director of education work on their tasks with little collaboration, even though they share an administrative staff. this is an example of __ interdependence

pooled

the degree to which team members believe that the team can be effective across a variety of situations and tasks is referred to as

potency

which of the following types of teams benefits the least from having a relativey large number of members?

production team

1at abels enterprises, a manufacturer of our door furniture, one worker assembles the frames for the chairs, and then passes them on to a second worker. this worker fastens the cushions before passing the chairs on to a third worker, who wraps the chairs for shipment to customers. this is an example of ___ interdependence

sequential

the degree to which team members interact with one another and rely on other team members for the information materials and resources needed to accomplish work is referred to as

task interdependence

aspects of team composition that are crucial in influencing team functioning and effectiveness include which of the following

team size member ability team diversity

parallel teams

teams that operate separately from the regular work structure, and exist temporarily

mission analysis

Examining the team's tasks, challenges and available resources

monitoring progress toward goals

Mark posts a chart in the lunch room that shows the teams headway in meeting it's productivity objective

Do you heart transplant team at a regional hospital has been working together for so long that they seen anything to anticipate one another's moves They know each other's capabilities and have a mutual understanding of the rolls each member must perform during a successful transplant surgury this is example

a shared mental model

work team

a team that makes goods or services

which of the following is the best description of a mission statement

a written declaration of an organizations purpose and focus

in ___ tasks the work of each member fully contributes to the final group product

additive

cohesion

an emotional attachment to other members of the team and the team iteslef

research has demonstrated that team members are most pleased with a team in which there are ___ team members

between four and five

Which of the following can be categorized as task work processes

boundary spanning decision making creative behavior

ina. relay race, if one runner fails to complete a leg of race, the entire team is disqualified. this is an example of an ___ task

conjunctive

developing new exciting ideas to work toward the final solution of task is characteristic of

creative behavior

which type of diversity encompasses differences in attitudes, values, and psychological characteristics of peopel

deep dive diversity

goal specification

developing and prioritizing objectives related to the team's mission and strategy

strategy formulation

developing courses of action and contingency plans

during the team meeting mark spoke up. id like to point out that our team met our deadline this week. good job, we worked hard and made it happen. the sis an example of

encourager team building role

of the following types of communication, the highest level of information richness can be achieved in a

face to face

true or false: emotions can interfere with face to face communications but not electronically mediated messages

false

true or false: in leader staff teams decisions are made collaboratively between the team leader and members of the team

false

team states

feelings and thoughts that coalesce in the minds of team members as a consequence of their experience working together

during which stage of team deevelopement do members attempt to understand what is expected of them and what team behaviors are acceptable

forming

which of the following are among the factors that enhance the ability of a team to make effective decisions

hierarchical sensitivity staff validity decision informing

professor Johnson has assigned a group project in her organizational behavior course, and students in each team will receive the same grade for the project regardless of how much or little they contribute. this is an example of

high outcome interdepencence

transitive memory

how specialized knowledge is distributed among members in a manner that results in an effective system of memory for the team

which of the following are examples of teamwork processes

interpersonal, transition and action

coordination

kai carefully tracks The progress of the teams were to make sure that each member completes his work for part of the project before it is needed by someone else on the team

even though the administrative staff at a law firm works together as a team, their output is rewarded on an individual basis. this practice fosters

low outcome interdependence

early in the semester, jean worked on a group. project with colette and laleta, and she was disappointed in the way they interacted, the quality of their work and the grade they received. she has assigned to another group project with them and doesn't have high expectations for their success. this is an example of

low potency

helping behavior

members going out of their way to help or back up other team members

research conducted in a while variety of team settings has shown that teamwork processes have a ___ relationship with team performance

moderate positive

ana is the chairperson for the committee that is spearheading the fund raising drive for the new animal shelter she has posted large thermometer in the shelter that lists the fund raising goal at the top, and she updates the amount raised each week so that committee members and visitors can track their process. in doing so ana is performing

monitoring process

Austin is considered the unofficial cheerleader of the team. he is always ready with the right words of encouragement to spur the team toward accomplishment of its tasks. in doing so, Austin is demonstrating the interpersonal process of

motivating and confidence building

russ heads up a virtual team with members in India Ireland and Taiwan. during the last conference call ,he was frustrated with the static and echo on the telephone line. this is an example of ___ in the communication model.

noise

during a staff meeting, Perry politely interrupts one of his team mates who was going off on a tangent. what team task tole did Perrys actions best describe

orienter

list the steps of the nominal group techniques in order from first to last

participant meet as a group to outline the purpose of the meeting participants independtly document their ideas share their ideas with the group and build upon the ideas of others independently rank ideas and submit their ranking tot he facilitator

which of the following statements about teamwork processes and team commitment is true

people tend to be satisfied in teams in which there are effective interpersonal relationships

systems monitoring

perry makes sure that everyone on the team has access to the information and resources they need to do their part of the teams work

in the communication process model, the message must be decoded or interpreted by the

receiver

mental models

the level of common understanding among team members regarding the team and its tasks

a mental model refers to a shared understanding of which of the following aspects of a team and its task

the process the team needs to use to be effective the capabilities that each member brings to the team where to go for help that might be needed to complete a task

the phenomenon in which people tend to interact with people who are similar to themselves and avoid interacting with those who are dissimilar is known as

the similarity attraction approach

bob is known as the teams big picture guy whereas abrhams strong suit is being able to fine tune the details of a project and Amanda is great in terms of coordination and follow through. as a team, they work together beautifully because they capitalize on each others strengths and have high degree of

transitive memory

the liklihood that the members of a team can work together effectively into the future is referred to as team

viability

an official leader makes final decisions based on team member recommendations when the network structure is designed as a

wheel