OBM PART #4 Exam Questions and
Answers
The belief that effective teams have in their ability to succeed is called ________.
A) goal specificity
B) reflexivity
C) mental model
D) common purpose
E) team efficacy - ✅✅E) team efficacy
Alberto's team is developing a database for the water pollution data of three cities. Before he begins on
this intensive project, he wants to improve the team efficacy of his team. Which of the following actions
can Alberto take to increase team efficacy before the project starts?
A) plan a team outing for the team members
B) make sure that his team is not comprised of more than nine people
C) spend considerable time evaluating team members and allocating proper roles for each
D) provide client's software and database training for all the team members
E) create team goals that are very challenging - ✅✅D) provide client's software and database training
for all the team members
Which of the following is most likely to increase team efficacy?
A) providing vast and generic goals
B) helping the team achieve small successes
C) creating a team such that it has diverse members
D) ensuring that team goals are substantially difficult
E) reducing the number of members on a team drastically - ✅✅B) helping the team achieve small
successes
________ are defined as organized mental representations of the key elements within a team's
environment that team members share.
, A) Path-goal models
B) Task models
C) Mental models
D) Individual models
E) Specific models - ✅✅C) Mental models
Managers facing job candidates who lack team skills should do all of the following except ________.
A) avoid hiring the job candidate
B) hire the candidate, but assign them to tasks where teamwork is not important
C) provide the candidate with the type of training that can help improve his or her ability to be a
successful member of a team
D) choose the individual with the best technical skills regardless of his or her ability to perform as a
member of a team
E) bring the candidate on board, but assign the individual to an area where teamwork is not a priority -
✅✅D) choose the individual with the best technical skills regardless of his or her ability to perform as
a member of a team
With a deadline approaching, all seven members of Sharon's product development team were working
round-the-clock and still the work was not completed in time. After the project was completed, Sharon
spoke individually with the members to determine the cause for this delay. Many members complained,
saying the work given to them was not in accordance with their roles. Some were unclear about which
team member to approach when faced with a problem, and many underestimated the time and effort
the project demanded. This team is characterized by ________.
A) a clear role allocation for all team members
B) dissimilar mental models
C) high degree of role clarity
D) excessively large team size
E) a strong climate of trust - ✅✅B) dissimilar mental models
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of an effective team?
A) The team has adequate resources.
B) The team has effective leadership.
Answers
The belief that effective teams have in their ability to succeed is called ________.
A) goal specificity
B) reflexivity
C) mental model
D) common purpose
E) team efficacy - ✅✅E) team efficacy
Alberto's team is developing a database for the water pollution data of three cities. Before he begins on
this intensive project, he wants to improve the team efficacy of his team. Which of the following actions
can Alberto take to increase team efficacy before the project starts?
A) plan a team outing for the team members
B) make sure that his team is not comprised of more than nine people
C) spend considerable time evaluating team members and allocating proper roles for each
D) provide client's software and database training for all the team members
E) create team goals that are very challenging - ✅✅D) provide client's software and database training
for all the team members
Which of the following is most likely to increase team efficacy?
A) providing vast and generic goals
B) helping the team achieve small successes
C) creating a team such that it has diverse members
D) ensuring that team goals are substantially difficult
E) reducing the number of members on a team drastically - ✅✅B) helping the team achieve small
successes
________ are defined as organized mental representations of the key elements within a team's
environment that team members share.
, A) Path-goal models
B) Task models
C) Mental models
D) Individual models
E) Specific models - ✅✅C) Mental models
Managers facing job candidates who lack team skills should do all of the following except ________.
A) avoid hiring the job candidate
B) hire the candidate, but assign them to tasks where teamwork is not important
C) provide the candidate with the type of training that can help improve his or her ability to be a
successful member of a team
D) choose the individual with the best technical skills regardless of his or her ability to perform as a
member of a team
E) bring the candidate on board, but assign the individual to an area where teamwork is not a priority -
✅✅D) choose the individual with the best technical skills regardless of his or her ability to perform as
a member of a team
With a deadline approaching, all seven members of Sharon's product development team were working
round-the-clock and still the work was not completed in time. After the project was completed, Sharon
spoke individually with the members to determine the cause for this delay. Many members complained,
saying the work given to them was not in accordance with their roles. Some were unclear about which
team member to approach when faced with a problem, and many underestimated the time and effort
the project demanded. This team is characterized by ________.
A) a clear role allocation for all team members
B) dissimilar mental models
C) high degree of role clarity
D) excessively large team size
E) a strong climate of trust - ✅✅B) dissimilar mental models
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of an effective team?
A) The team has adequate resources.
B) The team has effective leadership.
