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These are the components of a real team EXCEPT:
E. manual accountability.
The best way to describe a pseudo team is "going in the right direction but not there yet."
B. False
Critical obstacles that can prevent teams from becoming high performers include all of the following EXCEPT FOR:
D. clear purpose and goals
Critical obstacles that can prevent teams from beginning high performance include all of the following EXCEPT FOR:
C. lack of internal support.
A group is defined as two or more interacting and interdependent individuals who came together to achieve particular objectives.
A. True
To perform effectively, a team requires all of types of skills EXCEPT FOR:
D. writing skills.
Two or more interacting and interdependent individuals who come together to achieve particular objectives are called:
C. a group.
Groups which are natural formations that appear in the work environment in response to the need for social contact are called:
B. informal groups.
Teams need to have all the complementary skills at the beginning.
B. False
A product of negative synergy is known as:
D. a pseudo team.
Depending on their objectives, team categories include all of the following EXCEPT FOR
C. financial assistance
To have a better understanding of informal groups:
B. three factors must be looked at-norms, cohesiveness and emergent leadership.
Informal groups often:
D. develop as a means of stressed employees to share their frustrations and let off steam.
Work groups established by the organization and have designed work assignments and established tasks are called:
D. teams.
The more cohesiveness the group:
D. the more its members will follow its goals.
A group of individuals who interact primarily to share information and to make decisions to help each other perform within a given area of responsibility is known as:
D. working group.
One of the appealing aspects of groups is that:
C. they represent power.
Effective teams contain a small number of people with complementary skills who are equally committed to a common purpose, goals, and working approach.
A. True
Work groups typically provide their members with all of the following EXCEPT FOR:
C. when to request leaves and absences.
For many individuals their primary means of fulfilling their need for affiliation is:
D. on the job interactions.
The degree to which members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in the group is known as cohesiveness.
A. True
What works in favor of informal groups whose goals are at odds with formal goals of the department?
C. ambiguity
When the degree to which members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in a group is known as:
C. cohesiveness.
American culture is based on the values of individualism.
A. True
Norms dictate these things on the job EXCEPT:
D. honesty.
Usually teams out perform individuals when the tasks being, performed require multiple skills, judgement, and experience.
A. True
Formal groups are work groups established outside the organization.
B. False
When a team has a meaningful purpose that all members aspire to is known as:
C. vision.
Groups and teams are the same thing.
B. False
"Going in the right direction but not there yet" is the best way to describe:
C. a potential team.
A unit with a set of common characteristics that lead to consistently high performance is known as:
B. a real team.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why people join groups?
D. money
Cohesiveness is important because it's been found to be related to the group's:
D. productivity.
Which activity does not promote cohesiveness?
D. Low interaction
For individuals with a high power need, groups can be a vehicle for:
B. fulfillment.
All of these are formal groups EXCEPT:
E. social groups.
teams fall into three categories depending on their objectives EXCEPT:
D. norm team.
Emergent leaders have influence over all organizational group members.
B. False
Probably the most widespread norms are related to:
D. level of effort and performance.
Affiliation with groups can:
C. fulfill one's social needs.