WGU NGN Practice Test Questions and Answers, All Verified and Scored A+

WGU NGN Practice Test Questions and Answers, All Verified and Scored A+ A company has restructured around teams but performance has not met expectations. What should be the main evaluation criterion in an appropriate performance evaluation for supporting and improving the performance of teams? A)Team activities B)Team results being tied to important goals C)Team members attitudes D)Team cooperativeness Correct Answer- B) Team results being tied to important goals A company is changing their work organization from employees working individually to the use of teams. Which reward system could be used to foster long-term team effectiveness? A)Reward system that rewards only individual performance B)Reward system that recognizes only group activity C)Reward system that discourages collaboration by individuals D)Reward system that rewards both individual an group activity Correct Answer- D) Reward system that rewards both individual and group activity A company switched from assembly lines to self-managed work teams. What can team members do to improve the synergy and success of their teams? A)Change work group roles at random B)Take action on problems as individual members as well as in work teams C)Assign individual roles rather than mutual team roles D)Share information but not engage in collective performance goals Correct Answer- B) Take action on problems as individual members as well as in work teams A manager challenged an employee to produce an average of 24 assemblies each day for a week. This production goal was higher than the employee had ever achieved during any week. The manager gave the employee a tally sheet to mark after each assembly was completed. Considering the goal-setting theory of motivation, the manager was counting on which factors to influence the employee to achieve the production goal? A)Feedback and reflection B)Challenge and power C)Specificity and feedback D)Challenge and direction Correct Answer- C) Specificity and feedback A newly-formed team is struggling to become productive but cannot decide who should do what. How should the team leader attempt to resolve the problem? A)Coach the team through the difficulty B)Research the problem and impose a solution without argument C)Resign as team leader D)Disband the team because the problem cannot be solved Correct Answer- A) Coach the team through the difficulty A person is broadminded courageous and forgiving. Which of the values are these? A)Transitory values B)Terminal values C)Instrumental values D)Determinate values Correct Answer- C) Instrumental Values A team was assigned a project. Halfway through the project it was obvious that the team-was failing to meet expectations. Management had made sure that individuals assigned to the team had good interpersonal skills as well as good problem-solving and decision-making skills. However, they overlooked other abilities of team members requires for accomplishing the work. Which ability necessary for team members was overlooked? A)Propensity for social loafing B)Authoritarian personality C)Type D personality