OB chapter 8-groups and teams

During which stage of group development are people anxious about their roles, the people in charge, and the group's goals? 1. performing 2. storming 3. norming 4. forming

forming

a set of expected behaviors for members of the group as a whole:

group role

Collections of individuals with low dependency on one another are known as ______, whereas _____ are collectively responsible for their performance. 1. groups; teams 2. groups; followers 3. teams; groups 4. teams; organizations

groups; teams

A set of expected behaviors for a particular position in a group is called a(n) 1. role. 2. task. 3. norm. 4. action.

role

The tendency for individual effort to decline as group size increases is known as ______.

social loafing

Individuals may test or rebel against the leader's policies in Tuckman's ______ stage of group development.

storming

The extent to which team members are dependent on each other to accomplish their work is called 1. task cohesion. 2. task commitment. 3. punctuated equilibrium. 4. task interdependence.

task interdependence.

The ability of a team to adapt to changes such as changing demands or the transition of members in or out of the group is:

team adaptive capacity

A plan for how the team will make decisions, share communications and strategies that should be agreed to early in the group development process is a(n) _____ _____.

team charters

A team that works together over time and distance using electronic media to combine effort and achieve goals is a(n) ______ team.

virtual

What type of team is assembled to tackle a particular project, problem, or task? 1. a work team 2. a project team 3. a social loafing team 4. a punctuated team

a project team

What type of team has a well-defined purpose, is more or less permanent, and requires the complete commitment of its members? 1. a social loafing team 2. a work team 3. a project team 4. a punctuated team

a work team