UCSD MGT 18 EXAM PREP TEST BANK
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Why do generations differ?
Answer: They are shaped by key events and circumstances according to
whichever stage of life its members occupy at the time of the event.
●● Which generations share the same values and needs?
Answer: 1. Baby Boomers
2. Generation X
3. Millenials
●● What are the 4 universal needs for generations?
Answer: 1. Respect (#1 among all generations)
2. Competence: Knowledge, skills and experience valued by employer.
3. Connection
4. Autonomy: Opportunity to work independently in pursuit of shared
goals.
●● What are 5 Task Processes?
Answer: 1. Don't underestimate small distances
, 2. Emphasize teamwork skills
3. Include broad-based self-leadership skills
4. Provide face to face meetings
5. Foster "global culture"
●● T or F: A well managed dispersed team gets more results than well
managed team that meets face to face.
Answer: True
●● What are characteristics of a dispersed team (4)?
Answer: 1. Spatially or geographically separated.
2. Temporally separated (different time zones)
3. Configurationally uneven
4. Culturally diverse
●● T or F: Studies show that tea members in the same building but on
different floors perform worse than teams with greater degrees of
geographical dispersion.
Answer: True
●● What is the heart of the destructive cycle?
Answer: Individual/private objectives
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Why do generations differ?
Answer: They are shaped by key events and circumstances according to
whichever stage of life its members occupy at the time of the event.
●● Which generations share the same values and needs?
Answer: 1. Baby Boomers
2. Generation X
3. Millenials
●● What are the 4 universal needs for generations?
Answer: 1. Respect (#1 among all generations)
2. Competence: Knowledge, skills and experience valued by employer.
3. Connection
4. Autonomy: Opportunity to work independently in pursuit of shared
goals.
●● What are 5 Task Processes?
Answer: 1. Don't underestimate small distances
, 2. Emphasize teamwork skills
3. Include broad-based self-leadership skills
4. Provide face to face meetings
5. Foster "global culture"
●● T or F: A well managed dispersed team gets more results than well
managed team that meets face to face.
Answer: True
●● What are characteristics of a dispersed team (4)?
Answer: 1. Spatially or geographically separated.
2. Temporally separated (different time zones)
3. Configurationally uneven
4. Culturally diverse
●● T or F: Studies show that tea members in the same building but on
different floors perform worse than teams with greater degrees of
geographical dispersion.
Answer: True
●● What is the heart of the destructive cycle?
Answer: Individual/private objectives
