Exam 3 Teams and Teamwork

Select all of the factors used to describe team structure. 1) Interdependence 2) Virtual presence 3) Authority differentiation 4) Team development

1) Interdependence 4) Team development

In order for team members to begin making progress toward achieving the team's goals, team members must first develop which of the following? (Select all that apply.) 1) shared understanding of what is expected of each member 2) organizational hierarchy charts 3) dysfunctional conflict 4) camaraderie

1) shared understanding of what is expected of each member 4) camaraderie

Why are mental models important to team success? (Select all that apply.) 1) they prevent team members from developing groupthink 2) they allow team members to forgo negotiating roles 3) the give team members a common understanding of what needs to be done. 4) They help team members avoid conflicts. 5) they allow team members to forgo discussing goals

2) they allow team members to forgo negotiating roles 3) the give team members a common understanding of what needs to be done. 5) they allow team members to forgo discussing goals

Select all of the dimensions used to describe team attributes. 1) collective efficacy 2) virtual presence 3) skill differentiation 4) task interdependence 5) temporal stability 6) authority differentiation

2) virtual presence 3) skill differentiation 5) temporal stability 6) authority differentiation

Which type of team would be most likely to have low temporal stability? a) Action team working on a complex task b) Traditional work team c) Teams whose members have inter changeable skills

a) Action team working on a complex task

Which type of team would be most likely to have high skill differentiation? a) Cross-functional teams b) Traditional work teams c) Teams whose members have interchangeable skills

a) Cross-functional teams

Which type of team would be most likely to have high virtual presence? a) Project teams who interact through electronic collaboration b) Sports teams c) Traditional work teams

a) Project teams who interact through electronic collaboration

Team development by rule is defined as __________. a) teams in which members have specialized training or experiences and where roles are dictated by rules, regulations, or standard operating procedures b) the degree to which a team has a history and a future, and consistency in membership over time c) the phase of team development in which members realize that in order to accomplish team goals, they need to cooperate with each other

a) teams in which members have specialized training or experiences and where roles are dictated by rules, regulations, or standard operating procedures

Team members must engage in behaviors with each other that contribute to and sustain the overall team setting. Some of these behaviors get the team ready for future work. Some occur in the midst of the team's tasks. And some are aimed at maintaining and fostering positive relationships between team members. This best summarizes the concept of ________________. a) teamwork b) team attitudes c) team knowledge

a) teamwork

Which of the following statements best describes how team roles develop? a) Creative breakthroughs and innovations are crucial for gaining and maintaining success in organizations. We often attribute these things to one brilliant worker, but more often they arise from team effort. b) Employees differ in their knowledge, skills, abilities, and personality characteristics. All of these things affect how employees behave on the job. Over time and multiple interactions, other team members begin expecting these behaviors. c) Over time, cohesiveness creates a tendency of teams to promote conformity among group members and overconfidence in the team's capabilities.

b) Employees differ in their knowledge, skills, abilities, and personality characteristics. All of these things affect how employees behave on the job. Over time and multiple interactions, other team members begin expecting these behaviors.

Which of the following statements best describes how groups and teams are different? a) Groups come together for a short time to work on temporary projects, while teams are long-term in nature. b) Groups are made up of people who have something in common, while teams consist of people who are working together toward a common objective. c) Groups consist of people who work in the same department or unit, while teams consist of people who belong to different, complementary disciplines.

b) Groups are made up of people who have something in common, while teams consist of people who are working together toward a common objective.

Which type of team would be most likely to have low authority differentiation? a) Hierarchical decision-making teams b)Self-managed teams c) teams whose members have interchangeable skills

b) Self-managed temas

What typre of team would be most likely to have low temporal stability? a) traditional work team b) action team working on a complex task c) teams whose members have interchangeable skills

b) action team working on a complex task

Teams that consist of members who consider a problem and then make individual recommendations to a leader who is ultimately responsible for making the final team decision are known as _______ teams. a) action b) hierarchical decision-making c) self-managing

b) hierarchical decision-making

An organization is offering a $1,000 bonus to the top-performing team this quarter. All members of the top-performing team will share equally in the bonus, regardless of their individual contributions. This is an example of _______ interdependence. a) high task b) high outcome c) low goal

b) high outcome

Which of the following accurately lists the phases of team development? a) Idea, invention, innovation, imitation b) Unfreezing, changing, refreezing c) Forming, storming, norming, performing

c) Forming, storming, norming, performing

Which type of team would be most likely to have high authority differentiation? a) Cross-functional teams b) Self-managed teams c) Hierarchical decision-making teams

c) Hierarchical decision-making teams

Which type of team would be most likely to have high temporal stability? a) Teams whose members have interchangeable skills b) Action team working on a complex task c) Traditional work team

c) Traditional work team

Two or more people who work interdependently to achieve goals related to a common purpose is the definition of a _________. a) group b) behavioral team c) team

c) team

Action teams are defined as _______________. a) on-going teams with stable membership that produce goods or provide services for the organization b) teams that take complete responsibility for task, including how to organize themselves and make decisions c) teams of highly specialized members who function together for brief periods of time on complex, unpredictable, and highly visible tasks

c) teams of highly specialized members who function together for brief periods of time on complex, unpredictable, and highly visible tasks

What is the definition of groupthink? a) The shared belief among team members that the team can be effective in a given task b) the emotional bonds that team members have with each other and the team itself c) the tendency of a team to promote conformity among group members and overconfidence in the team's capabilities

c) the tendency of a team to promote conformity among group members and overconfidence in the team's capabilities