MGT430-CH6

Groups are considered teams only when

• they operate without any supervisor.

• everyone in the department has the same set of skills.

• employees directly interact with each other and coordinate work activities.

• all employees are located in the same physical area.

Informal groups

• are initiated by the organization for special purposes.

• exist primarily for the benefit of their members.

• perform routine organizational tasks.

• always have a high level of interdependence.

Which one of the following types of teams is best known for having members who are organized around work processes that complete an entire piece of work requiring several interdependent tasks and have substantial autonomy over the execution of those tasks?

• self-directed

• communities of practice

• task forces

• informal groups

The drive to bond and the dynamics of social identity theory both explain why people

• join informal groups.

• tend to ignore team norms whenever possible.

• have difficulty feeling cohesive in teams.

• engage in social loafing.

Brooks's Law says that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later. This law is mainly referring to

• the lack of team cohesiveness.

• he existence of process losses.

• excessive team norms.

• an unfriendly team environment.

Social loafing occurs

• more in smaller rather than larger teams.

• more when the task is boring than when it is interesting.

• more when team members are more motivated to help members achieve team goals.

• more when team members are conscientious.

All of the following are examples of teams except

• employees of a company’s Accounting Department.

• friends who meet for lunch at the cafeteria.

• a local police force.

• a project team responsible for constructing a new shopping center.

Which of the following is not a factor that favours effective team behaviour?

• individual rewards for contributions to the team

• information systems that support the team

• physical layout of team members supports frequent communication

• leadership that supports team behavior and structures

Pooled interdependence is

• essential for team effectiveness.

• the lowest level of interdependence.

• the best way to avoid social loafing.

• stronger than sequential interdependence.

Employees with ________, in which work output is exchanged back and forth among individuals, should be organized into teams to facilitate coordination in their interwoven relationship.

• pooled interdependence

• reciprocal interdependence

• counterproductive norms

• high levels of social loafing