MAN QUIZ 13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A special-purpose team is:
A. often created to develop a new product or service.
B. also known as a command team.
C. a type of functional team.
D. specifically designed to delegate decision making. - Answers -A
Which of the following characteristics would describe an effective team?
A. Avoidance of accountability
B. Results orientation
C. Fear of conflict
D. Conflicting opinions - Answers -B
In which of the following examples are the two individuals involved in relationship
conflict?
A. Although Taylor and Dallas benefit from team membership, they do not make a
proportionate contribution to the team's work.
B. Cole and Sidney belong to different teams and demonstrate a healthy competition,
which has provided positive consequences for team effectiveness.
C. Charles and Penny disagree about the goals to be achieved by their team.
D. Sarah and Timothy experience tension and animosity between them because of
interpersonal incompatibility. - Answers -D
Lars knows that as the number of members on his team increases:
A. turnover and absenteeism increase.
B. it becomes easier for each member to interact with and influence the other members.
C. the formation of subgroups tends to decrease.
D. it becomes easier for team members to coordinate activities. - Answers -A
Tariq's team has just come through the storming stage. Which of the following stages
are they most likely to move into?
A. Performing
B. Conforming
C. Norming
D. Adjourning - Answers -C
Which of the following is a cross-functional team?
A. Command force
B. Task force
C. Self-managed team
D. Self-directed team - Answers -B
One of the outcomes of effective teams is _____, which relates to performance and the
quality and quantity of task results as defined by team goals.
A. productive output
, B. capacity to adapt and learn
C. personal satisfaction
D. free riding - Answers -A
Oliver has put together a functional team. Which of the following statements would be
true of this team?
A. The group of employees come from different departments to deal with a specific
activity and will disperse when the task is completed.
B. It is composed of Oliver's peers from the same hierarchical level, but from different
areas of expertise.
C. It is composed of Oliver and his subordinates in the formal chain of command.
D. It is created outside the formal organization structure to undertake a project of
special importance or creativity. - Answers -C
Which of the following statements best characterizes a team?
A. Putting a team together is the same thing as building teamwork.
B. A team sets identical purpose for itself and its organization.
C. A team has individual work products.
D. A team requires a minimum of two or more people. - Answers -D
If a team is in its storming stage of development, which of the following statements
would be true?
A. Team members, following the team leader's example, engage in informal social
discussions.
B. Team members are experiencing conflict and disagreement.
C. Team members are getting acquainted and oriented.
D. Team conflict is being resolved and team unity is emerging. - Answers -B
If a team is in its forming stage of development, which of the following statements would
be true?
A. Team members' individual personalities are emerging.
B. Team members are experiencing conflict and disagreement.
C. Team members are getting acquainted and oriented.
D. Team conflict is being resolved and team unity is emerging. - Answers -C
Part of Brett's task as a virtual team leader is to monitor progress and reward members
to keep the team progressing toward its goals. Which of the following actions would
contribute to accomplishing this aspect of Brett's task?
A. Manage online socialization.
B. Create a psychologically safe virtual culture.
C. Scrutinize electronic communication patterns.
D. Share members' special experience and strengths. - Answers -C
Psychologist Ivan Steiner found that adding members beyond _____ to a team caused
an increase in coordination problems.
A. 10
A special-purpose team is:
A. often created to develop a new product or service.
B. also known as a command team.
C. a type of functional team.
D. specifically designed to delegate decision making. - Answers -A
Which of the following characteristics would describe an effective team?
A. Avoidance of accountability
B. Results orientation
C. Fear of conflict
D. Conflicting opinions - Answers -B
In which of the following examples are the two individuals involved in relationship
conflict?
A. Although Taylor and Dallas benefit from team membership, they do not make a
proportionate contribution to the team's work.
B. Cole and Sidney belong to different teams and demonstrate a healthy competition,
which has provided positive consequences for team effectiveness.
C. Charles and Penny disagree about the goals to be achieved by their team.
D. Sarah and Timothy experience tension and animosity between them because of
interpersonal incompatibility. - Answers -D
Lars knows that as the number of members on his team increases:
A. turnover and absenteeism increase.
B. it becomes easier for each member to interact with and influence the other members.
C. the formation of subgroups tends to decrease.
D. it becomes easier for team members to coordinate activities. - Answers -A
Tariq's team has just come through the storming stage. Which of the following stages
are they most likely to move into?
A. Performing
B. Conforming
C. Norming
D. Adjourning - Answers -C
Which of the following is a cross-functional team?
A. Command force
B. Task force
C. Self-managed team
D. Self-directed team - Answers -B
One of the outcomes of effective teams is _____, which relates to performance and the
quality and quantity of task results as defined by team goals.
A. productive output
, B. capacity to adapt and learn
C. personal satisfaction
D. free riding - Answers -A
Oliver has put together a functional team. Which of the following statements would be
true of this team?
A. The group of employees come from different departments to deal with a specific
activity and will disperse when the task is completed.
B. It is composed of Oliver's peers from the same hierarchical level, but from different
areas of expertise.
C. It is composed of Oliver and his subordinates in the formal chain of command.
D. It is created outside the formal organization structure to undertake a project of
special importance or creativity. - Answers -C
Which of the following statements best characterizes a team?
A. Putting a team together is the same thing as building teamwork.
B. A team sets identical purpose for itself and its organization.
C. A team has individual work products.
D. A team requires a minimum of two or more people. - Answers -D
If a team is in its storming stage of development, which of the following statements
would be true?
A. Team members, following the team leader's example, engage in informal social
discussions.
B. Team members are experiencing conflict and disagreement.
C. Team members are getting acquainted and oriented.
D. Team conflict is being resolved and team unity is emerging. - Answers -B
If a team is in its forming stage of development, which of the following statements would
be true?
A. Team members' individual personalities are emerging.
B. Team members are experiencing conflict and disagreement.
C. Team members are getting acquainted and oriented.
D. Team conflict is being resolved and team unity is emerging. - Answers -C
Part of Brett's task as a virtual team leader is to monitor progress and reward members
to keep the team progressing toward its goals. Which of the following actions would
contribute to accomplishing this aspect of Brett's task?
A. Manage online socialization.
B. Create a psychologically safe virtual culture.
C. Scrutinize electronic communication patterns.
D. Share members' special experience and strengths. - Answers -C
Psychologist Ivan Steiner found that adding members beyond _____ to a team caused
an increase in coordination problems.
A. 10
