OB Unit two study guide 1
Which stage of Tuckman's group development model is characterized by general information sharing?
forming
Outcome interdependence
is when the rewards that an individual receives depend on the performance of others.
A stereotype is
a generalization about a particular group of people.
Which of the following statements is a good suggestion for managing cultural diversity?
Culture changes, sometimes quickly; do not assume that what was true a year ago is true today.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT with regard to the concept of social loafing?
The incidence of social loafing declines as group size increases.
Which of the following statements regarding Gersick's punctuated equilibrium model is INCORRECT?
The model views group development as a linear process.
Reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities may include all of the following EXCEPT
assignment of their essential job functions to other employees.
Deep-level diversity traits include
attitudes
The belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is
ethnocentrism.
Symptoms of too much cohesion include
failures are blamed on external factors.
Group members in the norming stage
find it easy to establish their own ground rules.
Self managed teams typically have all the following goals EXCEPT
increased profitability.
Cultures that are comfortable in unpredictable situations and have high tolerance for ambiguity are
low uncertainty avoidance cultures.
The special challenges that virtual teams pose for a manager include all of the following EXCEPT
nature of decision making by virtual team.
Which of the following statements on the benefits of effective management of diversity is INCORRECT?
Diverse workforces create cheaper products
Research on diversity in the workplace has not substantiated which of the following benefit to firms?
Diversity, and the presence of faultlines, increases cohesiveness at work.
Which of the following statements regarding diversity in the workplace is correct?
Federal law requires reasonable accommodation be considered when an employee brings up a disability.
A culture categorized by high uncertainty avoidance is
Greece
If a collectivist was told, "Tell me about yourself.", he might say
I am the third child of a doctor and a lawyer.
Which of the following statements about demographic diversity around the world is INCORRECT?
In Japan, women face less of a glass ceiling than in the United States.
Which of the following statements regarding the management of demographic diversity is INCORRECT?
In the most successful companies, diversity is viewed as human resource management department's responsibility.
Which of the following is NOT a recommended step to take to avoid getting stuck in the storming phase of Tuckman's group development?
Make sure to limit discussions and discussants. It is not productive to re-hash all the same points over and over.
Which of the following statements regarding diversity in the workplace is accurate?
More than half of the Fortune 500 companies offer same sex health benefits to their employees.
Which of the following statements regarding race diversity in the American workplace is correct?
Overt discrimination against ethnic minorities still occurs in many workplaces.
All of the following cultures are categorized as individualistic EXCEPT
Pakistan
Which of the following statements regarding power distance and teams is correct?
People in high power distance countries expect unequal power distribution in the social, political and economic areas.
Which of the following is a situation where a team will NOT be needed in the organization?
Tasks to be performed are independent of one another.
Which of the following statements regarding team size and diversity is correct?
Teams that believe in the value of diversity perform better than those which do not.
Which of the following statements regarding the explanations for the glass ceiling is INCORRECT?
The glass ceiling may exist for women because they lack the education levels necessary to assume high-level managerial positions.
Which of the following statements related to fundamental factors affecting a group's cohesion is correct?
The more similar group members are, the more cohesive the group is likely to be.
Gender discrimination is prohibited by which of the following laws?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Which of the following laws prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex or national origin?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
All of the following statements are correct about top management teams EXCEPT
Top teams are most effective when there is limited diversity in their composition.
Which of the following is not an explanation that has been offered to account for the earnings gap of 21% between the pay of females and males?
Women lack the high-level skill sets that men possess.
A group is
a collection of individuals who interact with each other such that one person's actions have an impact on the others.
A culture that values maintaining good relationships, caring for the weak and quality of life is
a feminine culture.
Collective efficacy is
a group's perception of its ability to successfully perform well.
Which of the following is a deep-level diversity trait?
aggressiveness
Analyses of companies that utilize teams indicate some impressive results. Team-based organizations tend to show all the following results but
an increase in marketing.
All of the following are challenges of managing age diversity in the workplace EXCEPT
an-age diverse team offers fewer alternatives to a problem than a team where there is limited age diversity.
Which of the following is a surface-level diversity trait?
being Asian
A group where there is a great deal of camaraderie is a group experiencing
cohesion.
Task roles include contractor, creator, and
completer.
Boundary spanning roles include coordinator and
consul
The _____________ role in a team creates deadlines for the team, schedules production, and sequences tasks.
contractor
The values, beliefs, and customs that exist in a society is
culture
Collectivistic cultures are
cultures where people have strong bonds to their groups and group membership forms a person's self-identity.
Idea generation tasks
deal with creative tasks such as brainstorming a new direction or creating a new process.
Teams differ by all of the following task classes EXCEPT
development tasks.
The ways in which people are similar or different from one another is
diversity
Surface diversity traits include
gender
Characteristics of cohesive groups include all of the following EXCEPT
having a random pattern of communication.
Empowerment means
having the responsibility and authority to reach goals.
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental factor impacting a group's cohesion?
height
The norming stage in Tuckman's model of group evolution features
high energy with group members committed to each other and the overall goal.
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of effective management of diversity?
higher productivity of operations
The glass ceiling
is the underrepresentation of women in executive and upper level management positions of companies.
Research on team size suggests
larger groups are generally required for very complex tasks.
Which of stage in Tuckman's forming-storming-norming-performing model is characterized by the establishment of ground rules and operating procedures and goals by group participants?
norming
Stereotypes
often lead to unfair decisions being made.
All of the following are barriers to effective teams EXCEPT
overly helpful team members.
Problem solving tasks
refer to coming up with plans for actions and making decisions.
Task interdependence
refers to the degree that team members are dependent upon one another to get information, support or materials from other team members to be effective.
Norms are
shared expectations about how things operate within a group or team.
What is the second stage in Tuckman's four-stage map of group evolution?
storming
According to Gersick's punctuated equilibrium model, groups repeatedly cycle through which two stages?
storming and performing.
Demographic traits make up
surface diversity.
Our first interaction with individuals makes us aware of
surface diversity.
Companies in cultures high in uncertainty avoidance
tend to have written employment contracts for employees.
All of the following statements characterize a group at the storming stage EXCEPT
the group is competent, autonomous, and insightful.
Tuckman's forming stage is characterized by
uncertainty, with observant, conflict avoidant group members who are trying to achieve several goals at once.
High power distance cultures
view an unequal distribution of power as relatively acceptable.
Age is positively correlated with all of the following behaviors EXCEPT
work injuries.
