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1
Fellow team members often monitor performance more closely than a traditional supervisor. This is particularly true where the team's performance depends on:
A)technological factors.
B)the special efforts of members.
C)certain skills of members.
D)the aptitudes of members.
E)the worst performer in the group.
2
Keeping the team size sufficiently small and designing tasks such that each team member's performance is measurable are two ways to:
A)minimize team cohesiveness.
B)add more roles to the team.
C)increase the risk of forming dysfunctional norms.
D)minimize social loafing.
E)minimize the process losses.
3
Two company divisions produce completely different products but must seek funding from head office for a capital expansion project. The relationship between these two divisions would be best described as:
A)total interdependence.
B)sequential interdependence.
C)reciprocal interdependence.
D)anticipatory interdependence.
E)pooled interdependence.
4
Which are the task-related characteristics in the 'five C's' of effective member behaviors?
A)Comforting and communicating
B)Cooperating and conflict resolving
C)Coordinating and communicating
D)Conflict resolving and coordinating
E)Comforting and cooperating
5
Team cohesiveness tends to be higher when:
A)the team is large and established.
B)when entry into the team is difficult.
C)when the team has distinct faultlines.
D)when members have limited interaction.
E)external competition is limited.
6
Calculus, knowledge and identification are the three:
A)stages of team development.
B)ways to improve team cohesiveness.
C)foundations of trust in teams.
D)types of psychological contract.
E)stages of conflict among team members.
7
Which of the following allow employees to collectively plan, organize, and control work activities with little or no direct involvement of a higher-status supervisor?
A)Gainsharing teams
B)Production teams
C)Virtual teams
D)Advisory teams
E)Self-directed teams
8
Which of the following is true about virtual teams?
A)People trust team members on virtual teams more easily than on face-to-face teams.
B)Cultural differences between group members can be easily overcome.
C)Virtual teams help organizational learning and globalization.
D)Surveys report higher levels of satisfaction with virtual team members than co-located team members.
E)conflict is more easily resolved in virtual teams.
9
Production blocking and evaluation apprehension:
A)improve the creative process in teams.
B)help teams to avoid excessive conformity pressure.
C)are two ways to overcome group polarization in a team.
D)reduce the discipline of a team in group meetings.
E)hinder organizational decision making in teams.
10
Which of the following is not one of the effects of team efficacy?
A)Teams set more challenging goals.
B)Teams are more motivated to achieve goals.
C)Teams feel invulnerable.
D)Teams have more positive moods.
E)Teams engage in more conflict.





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