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