HMD 305 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Graded A+
What type of interdependence happens when team members work closely together on a piece of work,
consulting with each other, providing each other with advice, and exchanging information?
A. reciprocal interdependence
B. pooled interdependence
C. sequential interdependence
D. affiliated interdependence - Answers A. reciprocal interdependence
What type of interdependence occurs when each team member produces a piece of work
independently of the others?
A. pooled interdependence
B. affiliated interdependence
C. reciprocal interdependence
D. sequential interdependence - Answers A. pooled interdependence
What type of interdependence occurs when one team member completes a piece of work and passes it
on to the next member for his or her input, as on an assembly line?
A. pooled interdependence
B. affiliated interdependence
C. reciprocal interdependence
D. sequential interdependence - Answers D. sequential interdependence
Research conducted by Google suggests that the most important factor for having an effective team is
monitoring who is on the team.
T or F - Answers False
Which of the following is a result of organizational restructuring and downsizing?
A. increased decentralization
B. less efficient organizational structures
C. less productive organizational structures
D. less collaboration - Answers A. increased decentralization
,Some organizations take collaboration so seriously that they are changing the traditional office layout
and replacing cubicles with low walls or no walls between desks. Many are creating small, informal areas
designed to encourage spontaneous discussion and problem-solving. This is an example of which
concept?
A. job sharing
B. flextime
C. collaborative groups
D. collaborative teams - Answers D. collaborative teams
Questionnaires are sent to a select group of experts, whose responses are collated and reviewed, and
then a summary is returned to the group with a follow-up questionnaire. Again, the experts provide
their answers. The process continues until the group agrees on a common answer and a decision is
reached. This describes the process of which type of team decision-making?
A. Delphi technique
B. brainstorming
C. nominal group technique
D. rational decision-making technique - Answers A. Delphi technique
Which of the following is considered a team contextual influence?
A. process facilitation
B. size
C. task characteristics
D. member abilities - Answers C. task characteristics
The effectiveness of work teams depends on ______.
A. the employees' loyalty
B. the item that they produce
C. how well they are managed and treated within the organization
D. the adaptability of the organization - Answers C. how well they are managed and treated within the
organization
Which term below can be structured or unstructured, complex or simple, and characterized by more or
less interdependence among the members?
, A. resources
B. interdependencies
C. tasks
D. systems - Answers C. tasks
Each member is asked the same question in relation to a work issue and requested to write as many
answers as possible. Answers are read aloud and recorded for discussion. Then, the ideas are put to the
vote. No criticism or judgment of any ideas is allowed. This describes which type of team decision-
making?
A. rational decision-making technique
B. intuitive technique
C. Delphi technique
D. nominal group technique - Answers D. nominal group technique
Which type of team expects members to make decisions without consulting higher management?
A. problem-solving team
B. cross-functional team
C. self-managing team
D. virtual team - Answers C. self-managing team
Which of the following statements is true regarding teams with fewer than three people?
A. They are the ideal size to collaborate effectively.
B. They tend to struggle with communication issues.
C. They tend to not derive the benefits of a collaborative team.
D. They tend to struggle with control issues. - Answers C. They tend to not derive the benefits of a
collaborative team.
Which accurately represents the three interrelated processes included in the ASA model?
A. attrition-solution-apathy
B. attraction-solution-attrition
C. attraction-selection-apathy
What type of interdependence happens when team members work closely together on a piece of work,
consulting with each other, providing each other with advice, and exchanging information?
A. reciprocal interdependence
B. pooled interdependence
C. sequential interdependence
D. affiliated interdependence - Answers A. reciprocal interdependence
What type of interdependence occurs when each team member produces a piece of work
independently of the others?
A. pooled interdependence
B. affiliated interdependence
C. reciprocal interdependence
D. sequential interdependence - Answers A. pooled interdependence
What type of interdependence occurs when one team member completes a piece of work and passes it
on to the next member for his or her input, as on an assembly line?
A. pooled interdependence
B. affiliated interdependence
C. reciprocal interdependence
D. sequential interdependence - Answers D. sequential interdependence
Research conducted by Google suggests that the most important factor for having an effective team is
monitoring who is on the team.
T or F - Answers False
Which of the following is a result of organizational restructuring and downsizing?
A. increased decentralization
B. less efficient organizational structures
C. less productive organizational structures
D. less collaboration - Answers A. increased decentralization
,Some organizations take collaboration so seriously that they are changing the traditional office layout
and replacing cubicles with low walls or no walls between desks. Many are creating small, informal areas
designed to encourage spontaneous discussion and problem-solving. This is an example of which
concept?
A. job sharing
B. flextime
C. collaborative groups
D. collaborative teams - Answers D. collaborative teams
Questionnaires are sent to a select group of experts, whose responses are collated and reviewed, and
then a summary is returned to the group with a follow-up questionnaire. Again, the experts provide
their answers. The process continues until the group agrees on a common answer and a decision is
reached. This describes the process of which type of team decision-making?
A. Delphi technique
B. brainstorming
C. nominal group technique
D. rational decision-making technique - Answers A. Delphi technique
Which of the following is considered a team contextual influence?
A. process facilitation
B. size
C. task characteristics
D. member abilities - Answers C. task characteristics
The effectiveness of work teams depends on ______.
A. the employees' loyalty
B. the item that they produce
C. how well they are managed and treated within the organization
D. the adaptability of the organization - Answers C. how well they are managed and treated within the
organization
Which term below can be structured or unstructured, complex or simple, and characterized by more or
less interdependence among the members?
, A. resources
B. interdependencies
C. tasks
D. systems - Answers C. tasks
Each member is asked the same question in relation to a work issue and requested to write as many
answers as possible. Answers are read aloud and recorded for discussion. Then, the ideas are put to the
vote. No criticism or judgment of any ideas is allowed. This describes which type of team decision-
making?
A. rational decision-making technique
B. intuitive technique
C. Delphi technique
D. nominal group technique - Answers D. nominal group technique
Which type of team expects members to make decisions without consulting higher management?
A. problem-solving team
B. cross-functional team
C. self-managing team
D. virtual team - Answers C. self-managing team
Which of the following statements is true regarding teams with fewer than three people?
A. They are the ideal size to collaborate effectively.
B. They tend to struggle with communication issues.
C. They tend to not derive the benefits of a collaborative team.
D. They tend to struggle with control issues. - Answers C. They tend to not derive the benefits of a
collaborative team.
Which accurately represents the three interrelated processes included in the ASA model?
A. attrition-solution-apathy
B. attraction-solution-attrition
C. attraction-selection-apathy
