Chapter 12

Internal task leadership actions include all of the following except A) Collaborating. B) Goal focusing. C) Structuring for results. D) Organizing.

A

McGrath describes diagnosing group deficiencies as part of A) Monitoring/internal. B) Executive action/internal. C) Monitoring/external. D)Executive action/external.

A

Team effectiveness is evaluated on these desired team outcomes: A) Performance and development. B) Norming and forming. C) Technical and empathetical. D) Controlling and delegating.

A

Team leaders need to construct a mental model to A) Identify problems and solutions within the team. B) Take simple problems and find hidden complexities. C) Improve their communication skills. D) Give team members the role of problem-solving.

A

Team leadership research started focusing on more than just outcomes in the A) 1990s. B) 1960s. C) 1980s. D) 1970s.

A

What model attempts to integrate mediation and monitoring concepts with team effectiveness? A) Team leadership model B) Critical leadership functions model C) Group effectiveness model D) Team excellence model

A

What scholar(s) provided grounded research support for the group effectiveness approach? A) Hackman and Walton B) McGrath C) Larson and LaFasto D) Hill

A

According to McGrath, "taking remedial action" is part of A) Executive action/external. B) Executive action/internal. C) Monitor/external. D) Monitor/internal.

B

According to Zaccaro, principled leadership influences team effectiveness through these processes: A) Supporting, controlling, delegating, and directing. B) Cognitive, motivational, affective, and integrative. C) Forming, storming, norming, and performing. D) Technical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and empathetical.

B

According to team leadership theory, the leader is primarily A) An analyst for diagnosing group deficiencies. B) A medium for processing information. C) A forecaster for anticipating environmental changes. D) A judge for establishing acceptable procedures.

B

Characteristics of team effectiveness include all of the following except A) Unified commitment. B) Relationship-driven structure. C) External support. D) Collaborative climate.

B

External leadership actions include: A) Relational. B) Environmental. C) Leadership decisions. D) Task.

B

Forecasting environmental changes fits into what quadrant of the critical leadership functions? A) Monitor/internal B) Monitor/external C) Executive action/internal D) Executive action/external

B

Hill's model for team leadership suggests what number of leadership decisions a leader must make before taking leadership actions? A) 4 B) 3 C) 7 D) 5

B

In team leadership theory, two of the leader's primary decisions are A) To build a vision and implement change. B) To monitor or take action. C) To be a role model and an innovator. D) To organize and to control.

B

Leadership decisions include all of the following except A) Task or relational B) Overt or covert C) Monitor or take action D) Internal or external

B

The team leadership model puts who or what in the driver's seat of team effectiveness? A) Leaders B) Leadership C) Management D) Team members

B

A criticism of the team leadership model is A) It does not place the ongoing workgroup in an environmental context. B) It neglects to account for the changing roles of leaders in organizations. C) It is too complex and isn't practical for a growing number of team leaders. D) It does not help in selecting team leaders.

C

For leaders, McGrath's critical leadership functions do not include which type of group leadership function? A) Diagnosing group deficiencies B) Preventing deleterious changes C) Negating remedial action D) Forecasting environmental changes

C

Liz is a team leader at a local grocery store. Recently, her boss said that she needs to address the negative attitudes of employees. To try and fix this problem, she has begun awarding gift-cards to employees who have great attitudes. What internal leadership intervention is Liz addressing? A) Managing conflict B) Facilitating decisions C) Goal focusing D) Satisfying needs

C

What scholar(s) studied real-life successful teams and found eight characteristics that were consistently associated with team excellence? A) Hackman and Walton B) Hill C) Larson and LaFasto D) McGrath

C

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of team excellence, according to Larson and LaFasto: A) Results-driven structure. B) Collaborative climate. C) Authoritative leadership. D) Clear, elevated goal.

C

Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following except A) Task force. B) Work unit. C) Quality team. D) Project manager.

D

Internal relational leadership actions include all of these except A) Collaborating: including, involving. B) Managing conflict and power issues. C) Building commitment. D) Networking and forming alliances.

D

McGrath suggests preventing deleterious changes as part of A) Monitoring/internal. B) Executive action/internal. C) Monitoring/external. D) Executive action/external

D

Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

FALSE

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

FALSE

Most experts agree that team leadership is a simple process.

FALSE

The focus of current group research is T-groups.

FALSE

A mistake commonly made is to call a work group a "team" but treat it as a collection of individuals.

TRUE

According to team leadership theory, individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

TRUE

Current research on groups focuses more on team variables than exclusively on outcomes of team performance.

TRUE

Effective team leaders need to have a wide repertoire of skills.

TRUE

In virtual teams, relational functions are more critical than in traditional, face to face teams.

TRUE

Leader effectiveness should be assessed along with team effectiveness in the team leadership model.

TRUE

Networking and advocating are examples of external team leadership actions.

TRUE

Team goals need to be very clear.

TRUE

Team leadership capacity includes shared leadership and encompasses the entire team.

TRUE

Teams with distributed leadership have some advantages over single leader teams.

TRUE

The functional perspective on group leadership contends that the leader has a special responsibility to do whatever is necessary to meet the needs of the group.

TRUE

The team leadership model provides the leader or a designated team member with a mental road map to diagnose team problems.

TRUE