MGT 629

social loafing

In an organizational context, the phenomenon of reduced effort by people in a group when they are not individually accountable for their work is known as _____.

Team members usually have a stronger sense of identification among themselves than group members do.

In an organizational context, which of the following is a difference between teams and groups?

A well-planned-out and orchestrated event

Targeting and taking over a ship is which of the following?

cluster

The Navy Seals are an example of ______.

norm

The dress code of an organization is an example of a ______.

stating personal preferences or expectations that may create bias in group discussions

According to I. L. Janis, to reduce groupthink in an organizational setting, leaders should refrain from _____.

virtual

Another name for a geographically dispersed team is a ______ team.

attacking

Belittling others and creating a hostile or intimidating environment is part of the dysfunctional role known as ____ role.

Initiaiting

Defining the problem, suggesting activities, and assigning tasks is part of the task role referred to as _____.

group roles

The sets of expected behaviors associated with particular jobs or positions in an organization are known as _____.

collective

The term being used to describe team leadership, network leadership, and complexity leadership is _____ leadership.

-Task -Role. -Authority

Identify the variables identified by Ginnett that are essential to the effective functioning of teams. -Task -Role. -Boundaries -Authority -infrastructure

process loss

In the context of an organization, the inefficiencies created by more and more people working together as a group are referred to as _____.

task accomplishment

Most of the characteristics of effective teams as identified with the Center for Creative Leadership are concerned with _______, while the remaining characteristics are concerned with group maintenance.

Overbounding

Which of the following most likely occurs when groups become so cohesive they erect fences or boundaries between themselves and others?

Olleism

Which of the following occurs when illegal actions are taken by overly zealous and loyal subordinates who believe that what they are doing will please their leaders?

intersender conflict

____ conflict occurs when someone receives inconsistent signals from several others about expected behavior.

Norms

____ refer to the informal rules groups adopted to regulate and regularize group members' behaviors.

Norming

A leader clearly emerges and patterns of behavior and cohesiveness are developed in the ______ stage of group development.

-Stereotypes of the opposition as evil, weak, or stupid -Collective rationalization -An illusion of invulnerability

According to I. L. Janis, which of the following are the symptoms of groupthink in an organizational context? (Check all that apply.) -Stereotypes of the opposition as evil, weak, or stupid -Collective rationalization -Questioned belief about the group's morality -An illusion of invulnerability -A lack of self-censorship

give the members personal attention.

According to Terence Brake, leaders of virtual teams in an organization should _____.

Spend the first half of their life muddling through various strategies

According to the process known as punctuated equilibrium, teams do which of the following?

role ambiguity

If a person wonders 'what am I supposed to be doing?' which of the following has occurred?

Norms

The Shipboard Articles that individuals had to sign before they could become part of a pirate ship are similar to the ___ of modern organizations.

They influence each other less.

Which of the following is not true of highly cohesive groups as compared to less cohesive groups? They interact with each other more. They have lower absenteeism. They have lower turnover. They influence each other less.

Use more impersonal approaches when influencing followers.

Which of the following is not true of leaders with a large span of control?

Hawthorne effect

If Jim artificially changes his behavior because he is aware that his behavior is being studied, a phenomenon known as _____ occurs.

True

In an organizational context, experiments across different sorts of tasks have tended to demonstrate greater effort when every individual's work is monitored than when many individuals' outputs are anonymously pooled into a collective product. (True or False)

Task interdependence typically is greater with teams than with groups. Team members often have more differentiated and specialized roles than do group members.

In an organizational context, identify the statements that show the differences between teams and groups. (Check all that apply.)

It was first documented in classic experiments at the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company. It typically occurs when the presence of others increases individual accountability for work.

In the context of an organization, identify the true statements about social facilitation.

Cliques

Subgroups of individuals who often share the same goals, values, and expectations are referred to as:

dominating

The dysfunctional role known as ______ involves monopolizing group time and forcing views on others.

Cohesion

The glue that keeps a group together is referred to as group ____.

punctuated equilibrium

The process by which project teams spend the most of the first half of their lives muddling through various ideas and strategies before engaging in a flurry of activity and a reexamination of their strategy is called

Boundaries

The question of whether the collective membership of the team is appropriate for the task to be performed is concerned with which variable?

True

True or false: Most people in an organization have multiple roles stemming from the various groups with which they are associated.

True

True or false: Virtual teams require more leadership than typical teams.

Having teams work in ad hoc pairs for a week or two

What strategy has been found to be particularly helpful for keeping teams together?

Groupthink

When a group becomes more concerned with striving for unanimity than objectively appraising different action options, ___ has occurred.

product line

When discussing geographically dispersed teams (GDTs), distance can be defined to include all of the following except _______. organizational product-line geographical temporal

Performing

When group members play functional, interdependent roles focused on accomplishing group tasks, the group is in the ____ stage of group development.

role ambiguity

When there is a lack of clarity about exactly what expectations are, ____ occurs.

Eight people meeting to plan a school bond issue.

Which of the following best describes a group?

-Low levels of communication

Which of the following is not a characteristic of effective teams? -Less interpersonal conflict -Necessary resources and equipment -Low levels of communication -A clear mission and high performance standards

Avoiding

Which of the following is not a stage in the development of groups? (norming, storming, avoiding, and performing)

-Leaders should encourage all group members to take on the role of critical evaluator. -At least one member of the group should be assigned the role of devil's advocate. -Leaders should create an atmosphere of open inquiry through their own impartiality and objectivity.

According to I. L. Janis, what are the ways of reducing groupthink in an organizational setting? (Check all that apply.) -Leaders should state personal preferences even if they may bias group discussion. -Leaders should encourage all group members to take on the role of critical evaluator. -Senior members of the group should have the exclusive right to raise objections and doubts. -At least one member of the group should be assigned the role of devil's advocate. -Leaders should create an atmosphere of open inquiry through their own impartiality and objectivity.

Social facilitation

In the context of an organization, which of the following refers to any time people increase their level of work due to the presence of others?

encouraging

Supporting and praising others is part of the task role known as ________.

-The leaders should create a sense of order and predictability. -The leaders should recognize the limits of available technologies. -The leaders should be proactive and stay people-focused.

In the context of an organization, identify the guidelines given by Terence Brake for leaders of virtual teams. (Check all that apply.) -The leaders should focus on tasks before relationships. -The leaders should create a sense of order and predictability. -The leaders should recognize the limits of available technologies. -The leaders should be proactive and stay people-focused. -The leaders should encourage team members to engage in ollieism.

It is a variation of groupthink. It is a problem with highly cohesive groups.

In the context of groups, identify the true statements about ollieism. (Check all that apply.) It is a variation of groupthink. It is a problem with highly cohesive groups. It is the sum of forces that attract members to a group. It is also known as narcissism.

Performing

In which stage of group formation should leaders focus on task behaviors in order to improve productivity?

interrole conflict

When someone is unable to perform all of his roles as well as he would like, ____ conflict takes place.