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.   Both A Clearly defined Purpose and Authority to Make Decisions
B.   Commonality of team members
C.   Authority to make decisions
D.   A clearly defined purpose
E.   A, B and C
Question #2
Which of the following is a characteristic of an effective team?
A.   Members hold themselves and each other accountable for mishaps
B.   One sole leader to make major decisions
C.   Using a “majority rules” decision-making approach
D.   Avoiding personal conflicts
Question #3
An encourager, a harmonizer, and a compromiser would all be examples of: 
A.   Socio-emotional roles
B.   Dysfunctional roles
C.   Task 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.   Norming
C.   Storming
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.   Effective meetings
D.   Performance Development
Question #6
Open discussion and the freedom to air opinions within a comfortable environment describe which characteristic of effective teams?
A.   Strong relationships
B.   Good communication
C.   Healthy conflict
D.   Shared leadership
Question #7
Members of a(n) __________ team have been grouped together to complete complex tasks, solve difficult problems, and/or innovate new ideas.
A.   Cross-functional
B.   Problem-solving
C.   Functional
D.   Self-directed
Question #8
A functional team might include representatives from a company's design, marketing, and financial departments.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Displaying each team members’ achievements publically via e-mail, bulletin boards, etc. increases the members’ identifiability.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   Avoid employee conflicts among one another
C.   Solve cross-disciplinary problems
D.   Drive initiatives

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