Ch. 11 & 12 Exam Questions

Which is the best example of team building?

A rope course that requires a group to work together to scale wooden beams, ropes and ziplines to build interpersonal relationships, problem solve and set goals

Which example best exemplifies pooled commitment?

After Jim and Noah complete their project tasks independently, they combine their work to represent their output.

What is the best example of Reciprocal Interdependence?

After John finishes entering the invoices into the accounts payable system, he passes invoices with pricing errors to Sherry. Sherry works through the problem invoices, but has to consult John and other members of the accounting team to get all the information she needs.

Which example best exemplifies the team states concept of cohesion?

All of the members of Isabella's team have trusting relationships, strong emotional bonds to the other members of the team and to the team itself

Which situation best exemplifies deep-level diversity?

At first glance, it appears that the group of friends were very similar. They were all 20 years old, female college students, and in the Jime sorority. However, after observation, it was clear they all had very different personal values that made them sometimes approach issues differently.

Which employee is part of a management team?

Austin, who is in a team that makes decisions for the entire organization to help them achieve their goals

Which answer choice is the best example for transition processing?

Ben, a team member, who puts teamwork activities in place that focus on preparation for future work

Which of the following is the best example of a management team?

Bill, Harry and Tom work at the Jime Company and often work together on tasks. One of their biggest responsibilities as a team is to help guide subunits of their organization.

Five friends are discussing types of teams that they have come across in their careers. Which of the following is NOT a correct example of a type of team?

Carly recalls a time when she was part of a parallel team, in which the members were geographically dispersed, and interdependent activity occurs through electronic communications.

Which of the following situations describes task interdependence?

Dan and Cat work at a financial firm. They have a very complicated task to finish for a client. Dan uses the materials that Cat has prepared to construct his Powerpoint presentation and Cat uses Dan's financial modeling expertise to help prepare her materials.

Which example best exemplifies transition processes?

David is a sales director in the company. At the beginning of each quarter, he always schedules a meeting with his teams to discuss what target sale they need to reach in the following months.

Which example best exemplifies sequential interdependence?

David is an editor in Times Magazine. His job is to check grammar mistakes specially after journalists forward him the articles, and then he would transfer them to another person in team.

Which example best describes Sequential Interdependence?

Fed's group assigned different tasks to different members. Each task is done in a prescribed order.

When it comes to communication, what is a good example of network structure within an organization?

In order to get assignments done at Gary's Financial Firm, the team of 5 people have established a communication pattern to effectively execute objectives.

Which example best exemplifies a team that uses action processes?

In order to stay on track of his team's goals, Jerry created a chart that shows how many tasks have been completed and the team's progress toward their goal.

Which of the following is most representative of reciprocal interdependence?

Jan's current project requires her to utilize her specialized expertise while interacting with her team members to compose a final product.

Alex, Jennifer and Thomas are drafting a white paper for their new blockchain startup. Which of these examples best illustrates group think among the members?

Jennifer and Thomas know that Alex is inflating their financial projections, but say nothing so that the team can finish their project by deadline.

Which example best exemplifies a team-building role?

Jerry encourages participation from his teammates.

Which of these situations best exemplifies the Harmonizer team-building role?

Jim relegates specific tasks to his two groupmates in order to mediate the conflicts they were having.

Which of these team members experiences potency?

Jim says he believes that the members of the team can be effective across a variety of situations and tasks, which is why he likes working on this team.

Which person experiences pooled interdependence at work?

John works at a restaurant where the tips everyone receives are thrown into a bank and evenly distributed to everyone who works at the restaurant at the end of the day.

Which answer is the best example of individualistic roles in team members role?

Joy is kind of aggressive, she sometimes even "puts down" or deflates fellow teammates which causes negative feelings among team members.

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of an ambassador activity?

Juan informed the rest of his office that he and the rest of his team have been working extremely hard on a very high-pressure, intense project right now and let them know that his team would need all the support and extra help they can get if they are going to be able to get it done on time for their client.

Which example best exemplifies a work team?

Kevin is the leader of a team at Toyota. His team is responsible for the work involved with the assembly of vehicles, but they are also responsible for quality control and developing ideas for improvements in the production process.

Which of the employees below would be characterized as in a team task role?

Mason interprets the goals of each project he works on in order to keep the team from straying off topic while also supporting them to find innovative ways of coming to a conclusion in a project.

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies high team viability?

Natasha, a financial analyst at HP, works with a team to forecast the revenue and growth of the company. She, along with her co-workers, are committed to working together in order to accomplish the task at hand. This decision indicates that Natasha and her co-workers are able to work effectively in the future.

What is an example of Group Think?

Paul is overconfident in his team's abilities and in turn, lets the team go ahead with a new investment that ends up failing.

Which example best illustrates a member of an action team?

Rusty, a firefighter, has been trained to drive a firetruck carrying him, his fellow coworkers, and specialized equipment in emergency situations. His job as a driver requires deliberate maneuvers...

Which example best shows deep-level diversity?

Sanjet believes that it's difficult to judge a good team from its appearance. He goes on to say that the best teams have a variety of personalities, attitudes, habits, values, professional backgrounds and skill levels.

Which example best exemplifies production blocking?

Sarah is frustrated because she cannot move on to the next part of her group's project because Joanna has not finished her part of the project.

Which example best exemplifies positional modeling?

Sid shadowing a doctor to observe how other members perform their roles.

Which example best demonstrates process loss?

Stephen Curry, one of the best players in the NBA, was on a team of all-stars to compete in the Olympics. Everyone thought they would win because of individual talent on the team, but they actually lost.

Which of the following scenarios best fits deep-level diversity?

Sue has been working w/ Peter for over 20 years. When they began working together, they knew very little about one another. As time wore on, they have noticed their output levels have diminished. After having direct experience while working on projects together, they have found they have differences in attitudes and values.

In the following list, which person would be most accurately described as a dominator?

Susan felt as though her recent promotion wasn't enough and that there should be more of a distinction between her and her subordinates. To do so, she began telling her teammates that the tasks she delegated to them were out of care and concern.

Which kind of team exemplifies a parallel team?

Team C works together to make sure the new anti-wrinkle cream is attractive to the consumers and make recommendations for design, packaging, and promotions to Team A.

Brad and his three other classmates, Thad, Chad and Brad #2 just completed a group project for their Cox class. What situation accurately describes the norming stage of team development?

Thad, Chad, Brad, and Brad #2 have just realized that they are actually all bros, but acknowledge Thad as the true alpha and respect his authority as the group leader.

Which example best exemplifies transition process?

Tom provides an analysis of his team members' work and the challenge their team has every week.

Which individual represents the individualistic role of "dominator" the most?

Vernon, who can be an inspiring leader at times, but frequently manipulates team members in order to exert control over them and the whole project.