A(n) _____ team's purpose is to produce goods or provide services, and they generally require a full-time commitment from their members.
- work
- management
- parallel
- project
- action
- work
Which of the following describes the purpose and activities of a parallel team?
- Perform complex tasks that vary in duration and take place in highly visible or challenging circumstances
- Produce a one-time output (product, service, plan, design, etc.)
- Provide recommendations and resolve issues not specifically connected to production
_____ are formed to take on "one-time" tasks that are generally complex and require a lot of input from members with different types of training and expertise.
- Management teams
- Work teams
- Project teams
- Planning teams
- Action teams
- Project teams
Which of the following characterizes pooled interdependence?
- Each member has a great deal of discretion in terms of what they do and with whom they interact while collaborating to accomplish the team's work.
- Interaction in the team only occurs between
- Group members complete their work assignments independently, and then this work is simply "piled up" to represent the group's output.
Which of the following is a characteristic of comprehensive interdependence?
- Each member has a great deal of discretion in terms of what they do and with whom they interact while collaborating to accomplish the team's work.
- Interaction in the team onl
- Each member has a great deal of discretion in terms of what they do and with whom they interact while collaborating to accomplish the team's work.
Which of the following is an example of a team task role?
- Encourager
- Compromiser
- Energizer
- Follower
- Standard setter
- Energizer
Which of the following is an example of an individualistic role?
- Energizer
- Orienter
- Aggressor
- Harmonizer
- Follower
- Aggressor
Which of the following has been put forward by the similarity-attraction theory?
- Diversity in teams is beneficial because it provides for a larger pool of knowledge.
- Greater diversity in knowledge perspectives stimulates the exchange of information, w
- Diversity on attributes such as cultural background, race, and attitudes are associated with communication problems.
Surface level diversity refers to diversity regarding:
- attitudes.
- gender.
- values.
- morals.
- goals.
- gender.
Which of the following accurately describes the correlation between task interdependence and team performance?
- It is weak and positive
- It is moderate and negative
- It is strong and negative
- It is moderate and positive
- It is weak and negative
- It is moderate and positive
Work teams have the highest levels of worker involvement.
- True
- False
- True
Pooled interdependence requires the highest level of interaction and coordination among members as they try to accomplish work.
- True
- False
- False
Team task roles refer to behaviors that influence the quality of the team's social climate.
- True
- False
- False
Fault lines develop in diverse groups when informal subgroups form based on similarity in surface-level attributes such as gender or other characteristics.
- True
- False
- True
A team with low viability is bound to have problems in the long run.
- True
- False
- True