mgmt exam 3 practice

Sean is questioning his team's effectiveness. He asks himself "Is the group performing less than, equal to, or greater than the sum of its parts?" Once he thinks this through, he recognizes that two people are not contributing at all. Which of the following will not work to combat social loafing?

Increase group size

Which of the following statements about norms is not true?

Norms are typically written down and discussed openly by groups.

Which of the following best practices is James struggling with?

adapting communications

Team ________ describes the collection of jobs, personalities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience levels of team members.

composition

Which of the following is an organizational function of a group?

coordinate interdepartmental efforts

Which of the following is not a benefit to working on James's team?

duplication of effort

Rich is part of a newly formed work group. He has been introduced to all the group members, but he still feels like he cannot trust them. The group has not yet chosen a leader, and Rich feels unsure about his exact role within the group. According to Tuckman's five-stage model of group development, which of the following stages is Rich's group currently in?

forming

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

Ramon portrays which of the following team roles?

harmonizer

Wendy mentions that she is relying on Bernard's work to get her work done. This is an example of

interdependence

Which of the following is an individual function of a group?

satisfy the person's need for affiliation

One of the main issues is that some team members do not have faith in each other. This issue is primarily related to a lack of

trust