MGT 291 Exam 3 Questions and Correct
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Forming
Members orient themselves by trying to understand team boundaries and what is expected of
them.
Storming
Members remain committed to their own ideas and this may hurt team morale.
Norming
Members realize they need to work together and thus begin to cooperate; expectations develop in
regard to team member responsibilities.
Performing
Members become comfortable with their roles, and the team makes progress.
Adjourning
Members disengage and ultimately separate from the team.
Punctuated Equilibrium
Teams may go through punctuated equilibrium, meeting, coasting until the halfway point,
realizing they need to change something, and then completing the task.
Task Interdependence
The degree to which team members interact with and rely on each other.
, Pooled Interdependence
Group members work independently and the work is simply piled up to represent their output.
Sequential Interdependence
Different tasks are done in a prescribed order by specialized members, interaction occurs only
between members who perform tasks that are next to each other in the sequence.
Reciprocal Interdependence
Members are specialized to perform specific tasks but interact with a subset of other members to
complete the team's work.
Comprehensive Interdependence
Highest level of interaction and coordination among members as they all work together to
accomplish work.
Goal Interdependence
Team members have a shared vision of the team's goal.
Outcome Interdependence
Team members share in the rewards that the team earns.
Leader-staff teams
Leader makes decisions for the team and provides direction and control over members who
perform assigned tasks.
Disjunctive tasks
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Forming
Members orient themselves by trying to understand team boundaries and what is expected of
them.
Storming
Members remain committed to their own ideas and this may hurt team morale.
Norming
Members realize they need to work together and thus begin to cooperate; expectations develop in
regard to team member responsibilities.
Performing
Members become comfortable with their roles, and the team makes progress.
Adjourning
Members disengage and ultimately separate from the team.
Punctuated Equilibrium
Teams may go through punctuated equilibrium, meeting, coasting until the halfway point,
realizing they need to change something, and then completing the task.
Task Interdependence
The degree to which team members interact with and rely on each other.
, Pooled Interdependence
Group members work independently and the work is simply piled up to represent their output.
Sequential Interdependence
Different tasks are done in a prescribed order by specialized members, interaction occurs only
between members who perform tasks that are next to each other in the sequence.
Reciprocal Interdependence
Members are specialized to perform specific tasks but interact with a subset of other members to
complete the team's work.
Comprehensive Interdependence
Highest level of interaction and coordination among members as they all work together to
accomplish work.
Goal Interdependence
Team members have a shared vision of the team's goal.
Outcome Interdependence
Team members share in the rewards that the team earns.
Leader-staff teams
Leader makes decisions for the team and provides direction and control over members who
perform assigned tasks.
Disjunctive tasks
