Test Bank for Working in Teams, 1st Edition by, Griffith

TEST BANK FOR WORKING IN TEAMS, 1ST EDITION BY, GRIFFITH 1. Which of the following is not one of the three essential conditions for team success as presented in the text? a. Trust *b. Time management c. Group identity d. Group efficacy 2. When team members are willing to rely upon each other, they have established: *a. Trust b. Group identity c. Team coordination d. Task integration 3. Which of the following characteristics of members is not related to their trustworthiness? a. Competence b. Benevolence c. Integrity *d. Competitiveness 4. What is the most important factor that determines whether a group will have high group efficacy for a given task? a. The leader must feel the group is capable of success. *b. Group members must feel they have what it takes to succeed in the task. c. Group members must be generally optimistic. d. Members must form interpersonal bonds outside of the task group. 5. As the team leader, Janice used meeting agendas and made sure each member knew what was expected of them. In addition, she created a list of all the major tasks for the project and assigned roles to each of her team members. What aspect of creating an ideal team climate best describes Janice's actions? a. Shared vision *b. Task orientation c. Open communication d. Support for innovation 6. Teams that are committed to the effective use of meeting time are demonstrating which of the characteristics of an ideal team climate? a. Open communication *b. Task orientation c. Shared vision d. Support for innovation 7. Which of the following aspects of team climate is related to participative safety? *a. Members feel free to participate in group discussions and decisions. b. Team members are not afraid of being fired from the group. c. The room that the team meets is locked and secure. d. The leader shares power with the team. 8. Group norms such as the way meetings are run, how people perform their task roles, and how members communicate with each other are refined during the __________ stage of development. a. Forming b. Storming *c. Norming d. Performing 9. According to Tuckman's stages of group development, the beginning stage of a group is known as ________ and the ending stage is ________. a. Forming and norming b. Adjourning and storming c. Norming and performing *d. Forming and adjourning 10. For Gersick's model of group development, in what stage of group development would she see the most stability? *a. Dependency and Inclusion b. Norming c. Trust and Structure d. All of the Above 11. According to Wheelan model of group development, which stage could be most closely associated with the forming stage of Tuckman's group development stage theory? *a. Trust and Structure b. Counterdependency and Fight c. Dependency and Inclusion d. Work and Productivity 12. In Gersick's model of group development, after the first meeting teams remain fairly stable until: a. The third meeting *b. The midpoint of the project c. The end of the project d. None of the above 13. Mackenzie's team is meeting after a pretty bad fight between two team members. Since then, the two team members have apologized to one another, made amends, and a few compromises have been made to adjust the team structure and reorient the team in the direction of team goals. Mackenzie's team is in the : *a. Norming b. Storming c. Forming d. Performing 14. Diane's team is starting to experience tension and conflict and the members are starting question her leadership. The team is most likely in which stage of group development? *a. Storming b. Norming c. Conforming d. Performing 15. According to the text, which of the following is not one of the threats to effective collaboration? *a. Age of the members b. Size of the team c. Amount of diversity d. Education level 16. Which of the following is not one of the suggestions presented in the text that can improve collaboration? a. Select members who have successfully worked together in the past, b. Create an inviting space c. Utilize effective leadership practices *d. Use minutes to document meetings 17. Every team needs advice from the outside on key points in the progress of a group. According to Hackman, this team needs: *a. Expert coaching b. Effective leadership c. Clear and concise chain of command d. None of the above 18. Teams with a task orientation: *a. Commit to performance standards b. Have higher forms of education c. Have difficulty resolving conflict d. All of the above 19. Collaboration can be improved by all of the following except: a. Creating teams out of members that have worked together before *b. Organizing a team retreat during the first few weeks of group development c. Leaders who model collaborative behaviors and attitudes d. Rewarding and coaching collaboration 20. Researchers who study teams have identified two important trends that are radically changing the way people participate in teams. They are: a. Facebook and education *b. Globalization and technology c. Technology and education d. Diversity and globalization 21. Seeing competence in a team member is one way by which you can be justified in trusting them. *a. True b. False 22. Generally team participation and structure has remained stable over time. a. True *b. False 23. The last stage in Tuckman's group development theory is performing. *a. True b. False 24. Differences in education levels can threaten effective collaboration *a. True b. False 25. Alec is introducing his team members at their first team meeting. The team is in the norming stage of group development. a. True *b. False 26. Recruiting members that have worked together previously can decrease collaboration and create factions in the group. a. True *b. False 27. Gersick's model of group development focuses on periods of stability and instability. *a. True b. False 28. In Wheelan's model of group development, Work and Productivity is the final stage of performance. *a. True b. False 29. Conflict should be avoided unless the team leader feels that the conflict is hurting performance. a. True *b. False 30. Participative safety refers to the level of trust and support that exists in a team. *a. True b. False 31. Use one of the three models of group development covered in this chapter to explain the life of a team. Give an example at each stage of development of what type of conversations or events may occur. Correct Answer: Varies 32. What elements distinguish teams from groups? Correct Answer: Varies 33. What conditions are necessary for team success (name at least three)? Give two examples of possible barriers to team success. Correct Answer: Varies