Management 360 - Management and Organizational Behavior 2 » Spring 2019 » Quiz 7

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Question #1
Which of the following increases the likelihood of a team’s success?
A.   A, B and C
B.   Commonality of team members
C.   Both A Clearly defined Purpose and Authority to Make Decisions
D.   A clearly defined purpose
E.   Authority to make decisions
Question #2
Which of the following is a characteristic of an effective team?
A.   Using a “majority rules” decision-making approach
B.   Members hold themselves and each other accountable for mishaps
C.   One sole leader to make major decisions
D.   Avoiding personal conflicts
Question #3
An encourager, a harmonizer, and a compromiser would all be examples of: 
A.   Task roles
B.   Dysfunctional roles
C.   Socio-emotional roles
D.   None of the above
Question #4
During which stage of group development do group members become more opinionated about how the project should be run and their roles within the team?
A.   Performing
B.   Storming
C.   Norming
D.   Forming
Question #5
Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies to increase team performance according to the text?
A.   Knowledge Sharing
B.   Recognizing excellence
C.   Performance Development
D.   Effective meetings
Question #6
Open discussion and the freedom to air opinions within a comfortable environment describe which characteristic of effective teams?
A.   Good communication
B.   Shared leadership
C.   Strong relationships
D.   Healthy conflict
Question #7
Members of a(n) __________ team have been grouped together to complete complex tasks, solve difficult problems, and/or innovate new ideas.
A.   Functional
B.   Self-directed
C.   Cross-functional
D.   Problem-solving
Question #8
A functional team might include representatives from a company's design, marketing, and financial departments.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Displaying each team members’ achievements publically via e-mail, bulletin boards, etc. increases the members’ identifiability.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Which of the following is NOT one of the three most important reasons why organizations employ teams according to the text?,,
A.   Traverse cultural boundaries
B.   Solve cross-disciplinary problems
C.   Drive initiatives
D.   Avoid employee conflicts among one another

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