Teamwork Q2

Social Loafing often occurs when:

• Team members feel their individual efforts are not recognized.
• There is a clear leader in the team.
• The task is perceived as highly important.
• All members have a personal stake in the outcome.

Synergy in teams means that:

• The leader takes responsibility for all tasks.
• The sum of the whole is less than the individual parts.
• The team's output is unpredictable.
• The combined effect of the team is greater than the sum of individual efforts.

Which of the following is NOT a type of team?

• Cross-functional team
• Autonomous team
• Traditional team
• Solitary team

According to the Open-Systems Model of Work Team Effectiveness, which of the following statements is correct?

• The nature of the task and the organizational setting are considered part of the team's outputs.
• Team effectiveness is solely determined by the group process without the influence of inputs or outputs.
• Team size and membership characteristics are inputs that affect the group process and, consequently, the team's effectiveness.
• Feedback is unrelated to inputs and does not influence the group process in the model.

In the Cohesiveness/Performance Norms Matrix, high cohesiveness combined with high-performance norms leads to:

• Poor productivity
• Average productivity
• Excellent productivity
• Inconsistent productivity

According to Tuckman's Stages of Team Development, what is the correct order of the stages?

• Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
• Storming, Forming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
• Norming, Storming, Forming, Performing, Adjourning
• Performing, Norming, Storming, Forming, Adjourning

In assessing the maturity of a team, which of the following is NOT a criterion based on the figure provided?

• The level of trust among members
• The efficiency of the feedback mechanisms in place
• The presence of competitive rivalries within the team
• How well the team values diversity

Task Performance and Team Maintenance are:

• Mutually exclusive team functions.
• Only important in the initial stages of team development.
• Essential functions that must be balanced for a team to succeed.
• Terms used interchangeably in team management.

Which statement accurately reflects the interaction patterns and communication networks described in the attached figure for team communication?

• A coacting group with a centralized communication network is best suited for complex tasks due to high interdependency.
• An interacting group with a decentralized communication network is characterized by independent individual efforts and is best for simple tasks.
• A counteracting group with a restricted communication network tends to have subgroups in disagreement, leading to slow task accomplishment.
• In a decentralized communication network, the flow of information is restricted to only a few individuals, making it efficient for simple tasks.

Cross-functional teams are characterized by:

• Members from different departments coming together to work on a specific task.
• Groups that work independently without a centralized leadership structure.
• Teams where leadership is rotated among members depending on the task.
• Members working on the same function but in separate locations.