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MGT 605 7-16 Exam Study Guide 2026
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group ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ Two or more people who
interact with one another such that each person influences and is
influenced by each other person
2. teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ An interdependent collection
of at least two individuals who share a common goal and share
accountability for the team's as well as their own outcomes
3. Workgroups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ A formal group
formed by an organization to do its work
4. command group ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ A relatively
permanent, formal group with functional reporting relationships and is
usually included in the organization chart
5. Affinity groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 5.Collections of
employees from the same level in the organization who meet on a
regular basis to share information, capture emerging opportunities, and
solve problems
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6. functional teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 6.A team whose
members come from the same department or function area
7. Cross-functional teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 7.A team
whose members come from different departments or functional areas
8. Problem-solving teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 8.Teams
established to solve problems and make improvements at work
9. Self-directed teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 9.Teams that
set their own goals and pursue them in ways decided by the team
10. Venture teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 10.Teams that
operate semi-autonomously to create and develop new products (product
development teams), processes (process design teams), or businesses
(venture teams)
11. Virtual teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 11.Teams of
geographically and/or organizationally dispersed coworkers who
communicate using the Internet and other information technologies
12. Global teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 12.Teams with
members from different countries
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13. informal groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 13.Is established
by its members
14. Friendship groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 14.Is relatively
permanent and informal and draws its benefits from the social
relationships among its members
15. Interest groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 15.Is relatively
temporary and informal and is organized around a common activity or
interest of its members
16. Group composition ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 16.The
degree of similarity or difference among group members on factors
important to the group's work
17. Social loafing ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 17.The tendency of
some members of groups to put forth less effort in a group than they
would when working alone
18. norm ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 18.A standard against
which the appropriateness of a behavior is judged
19. Group cohesiveness ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 19.The
extent to which a group is committed to staying together
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20. groupthink ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 20.Occurs when a
group's overriding concern is a unanimous decision rather than a critical
analysis of alternatives
21. informal leader ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 21.A person who
engages in leadership activities but whose right to do so has not been
formally recognized by the organization or group
22. mutual acceptance stage ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
22.Characterized by members' sharing information about themselves and
getting to know one another
23. communication and decision-making stage ---CORRECT-
ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 23.Members discuss their feelings more openly and
agree on group goals and individual roles in the group
24. motivation and productivity stage ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
24.Members cooperate, help one another, and work toward
accomplishing tasks
25. control and organization stage ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
25.The group is mature; members work together and are flexible,
adaptive, and self-correcting
MGT 605 7-16 Exam Study Guide 2026
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group ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ Two or more people who
interact with one another such that each person influences and is
influenced by each other person
2. teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ An interdependent collection
of at least two individuals who share a common goal and share
accountability for the team's as well as their own outcomes
3. Workgroups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ A formal group
formed by an organization to do its work
4. command group ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ A relatively
permanent, formal group with functional reporting relationships and is
usually included in the organization chart
5. Affinity groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 5.Collections of
employees from the same level in the organization who meet on a
regular basis to share information, capture emerging opportunities, and
solve problems
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6. functional teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 6.A team whose
members come from the same department or function area
7. Cross-functional teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 7.A team
whose members come from different departments or functional areas
8. Problem-solving teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 8.Teams
established to solve problems and make improvements at work
9. Self-directed teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 9.Teams that
set their own goals and pursue them in ways decided by the team
10. Venture teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 10.Teams that
operate semi-autonomously to create and develop new products (product
development teams), processes (process design teams), or businesses
(venture teams)
11. Virtual teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 11.Teams of
geographically and/or organizationally dispersed coworkers who
communicate using the Internet and other information technologies
12. Global teams ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 12.Teams with
members from different countries
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13. informal groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 13.Is established
by its members
14. Friendship groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 14.Is relatively
permanent and informal and draws its benefits from the social
relationships among its members
15. Interest groups ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 15.Is relatively
temporary and informal and is organized around a common activity or
interest of its members
16. Group composition ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 16.The
degree of similarity or difference among group members on factors
important to the group's work
17. Social loafing ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 17.The tendency of
some members of groups to put forth less effort in a group than they
would when working alone
18. norm ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 18.A standard against
which the appropriateness of a behavior is judged
19. Group cohesiveness ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 19.The
extent to which a group is committed to staying together
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20. groupthink ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 20.Occurs when a
group's overriding concern is a unanimous decision rather than a critical
analysis of alternatives
21. informal leader ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 21.A person who
engages in leadership activities but whose right to do so has not been
formally recognized by the organization or group
22. mutual acceptance stage ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
22.Characterized by members' sharing information about themselves and
getting to know one another
23. communication and decision-making stage ---CORRECT-
ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️ 23.Members discuss their feelings more openly and
agree on group goals and individual roles in the group
24. motivation and productivity stage ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
24.Members cooperate, help one another, and work toward
accomplishing tasks
25. control and organization stage ---CORRECT- ANSWER ☑️☑️☑️
25.The group is mature; members work together and are flexible,
adaptive, and self-correcting
