Question 1

Which of the following is the only type of responsibility given to traditional work groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   execute the task
B)   give advice/make suggestions
C)   make decisions and solve problems
D)   manage and control all major production tasks
E)   receive and process organizational information

Question 2

An organization engaged in ____ its work team members is training them in how to do all or most of the jobs performed by the other team members.

Accepted Answer

A)   cross training
B)   job enlargement
C)   job specialization
D)   Venn training
E)   overlapping training

Question 3

Many orthopedic parts are almost identical in size and shape. Stryker Howmedica Osteonics in New Jersey used a semi-autonomous work group to develop Product Recognition Technology that makes sure parts are identified correctly and orders are filled correctly. What happened when the team reached the storming stage of team development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Team members began to work together, and different personalities and work styles clashed.
B)   Team members engaged in brainstorming.
C)   Team members began to settle into their roles as team members.
D)   The comfort level of team members began to decrease.
E)   Team members feel mutual accountability.

Question 4

According to the text, a(n)  ____ is a small number of people with complementary skills who hold themselves mutually accountable for pursuing a common purpose, achieving performance goals, and improving interdependent work processes.

Accepted Answer

A)   work team
B)   venture group
C)   semi-structured team
D)   autonomous unit
E)   ad hoc team

Question 5

The least amount of team autonomy is found in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   traditional work groups
B)   employee involvement teams
C)   semi-autonomous work groups
D)   self-managing teams
E)   ad hoc committees

Question 6

Many orthopedic parts are almost identical in size and shape. Stryker Howmedica Osteonics in New Jersey used a semi-autonomous work group to develop Product Recognition Technology that makes sure parts are identified correctly and orders are filled correctly. This group would be classified as a(n)  ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ad hoc committee
B)   virtual team
C)   multifunctional team
D)   project team
E)   product-oriented team

Question 7

List the five types of teams on the team autonomy continuum. What is each team's highest level of responsibility (i.e., the highest level of task that they have independent control over)?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The ____ is created to complete specific, one-time projects or tasks within a limited time.

Accepted Answer

A)   cross-functional team
B)   project team
C)   virtual team
D)   self-managing team
E)   standing committee

Question 9

A company engaged in cross training is using individual team members to teach other members how to do all or most of the jobs they can perform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the stages of team development, a team moves from growth to decline during the ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   storming
B)   de-forming
C)   de-storming
D)   de-norming
E)   reforming

Question 11

Cohesiveness refers to the extent to which members of a team are experiencing job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Group cohesion tends to be relatively strong at the ____ stage of team development.

Accepted Answer

A)   storming
B)   norming
C)   forming
D)   conforming
E)   informing

Question 13

Which of the following statements regarding cohesiveness is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cohesive groups have lower turnover.
B)   Cohesive groups engage in less cooperative behavior.
C)   Cohesive groups are always better-performing groups.
D)   Cohesive groups have trouble retaining their members.
E)   High group cohesiveness equates to low team motivation.

Question 14

Which of the following types of teams has the authority to change their composition as well as all of their tasks and work methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   self-designing teams
B)   sequentially interdependent teams
C)   semi-autonomous work groups
D)   self-managing teams
E)   self-autonomous teams

Question 15

Structural accommodation means giving teams the ability to change organizational structures, policies, and practices if it helps them meet their stretch goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following kinds of team is always temporary?

Accepted Answer

A)   cross-functional team
B)   project team
C)   standing committee
D)   self-managing team
E)   virtual team

Question 17

____ undermines team effectiveness by preventing teams from engaging in the kinds of activities that are critical to team effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A)   Low cohesiveness
B)   Cognitive conflict
C)   Affective conflict
D)   Development of team norms
E)   Behavioral conflict

Question 18

Which of the following is a method used for compensating employees for team participation and accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

A)   hourly wages
B)   gainsharing
C)   piecework pay
D)   retained earnings
E)   all of these

Question 19

Mattel
Ivy Ross, Mattel's head of design and packaging for its girls division, needed a new toy that was part construction set and part craft kit. Ross built a team from various departments (designers from research and development, model makers from production, copywriters from marketing, etc.)  and assigned them the task of developing the new toy. The twelve members of the team were freed from all other duties so they could concentrate on developing this new toy. During their first week together, members were exposed to different ways of thinking. One of the hardest things the group had to deal with was the lack of structure. It took participants nearly two weeks to realize that there was no schedule for their activities. The strength of the team lay in its members' abilities to build on each other's ideas and to trust one another.
-Refer to Mattel. One of the advantages associated with the creation of such teams is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   social loafing
B)   self-limiting behavior
C)   the avoidance of legal risks
D)   increased job satisfaction
E)   groupthink

Question 20

A group in Great Britain has been established to improve the employment, retention, and promotion prospects of blacks and other ethnic minorities as well as women in the Fire and Rescue Service, which at present has a largely white, male demographic. This ____ team has two years to gather information and create a plan.

Accepted Answer

A)   self-designing
B)   project
C)   virtual
D)   cross-functional
E)   ad hoc

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The ____ is created to complete specific, one-time projects or tasks within a limited time.

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