Question 1

In communication,the _____ network is the most effective for teams handling complex tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  all channel
B)  circle
C)  Y
D)  wheel
E)  Y and wheelF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

By making people write down ideas on their own,the nominal group technique increases social loafing and production blocking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What factors influence the communication process in teams?

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The factors influencing communication pr...

Question 4

Which three specific factors have been found to account for a team's ability to make effective decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groupthink,social loafing,and process rotation
B)  Decision informity,staff validity,and hierarchical sensitivity
C)  Transactive memory,transformative memory,and decision memory
D)  Individual effort,team effort,and boundary spanning effort
E)  Decision redundancy,social facilitation,and transactive memoryF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Expressions that create a sense of urgency and optimism are examples of communications that reflect which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task coordinator activities
B)  Scout activities
C)  Boundary spanning
D)  Motivating and confidence building
E)  Systems monitoringF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Scenario: Model Industries,Inc.

Accepted Answer

A)  Production blocking
B)  Staff validity
C)  Hierarchical sensitivity
D)  Decision informity
E)  Transition process gainF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Briefly describe creative behavior and decision making taskwork processes.

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When teams engage in creative behavior,t...

Question 8

Scenario: Model Industries,Inc.

Accepted Answer

A)  brainstorming
B)  action learning
C)  collaborative problem solving
D)  nominal group technique
E)  personal clarificationF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following are teamwork processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal technique,social loafing,and staff validity
B)  Decision informity,staff validity,and hierarchical sensitivity
C)  Transactive memory,transformative memory,and social loafing
D)  Ambassador,task coordinator,and scout
E)  Transition,action,and interpersonalF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Teamwork processes have a negative effect on team performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following refer(s) to the level of common understanding among team members with regard to important aspects of the team and its tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cohesion
B)  Mental models
C)  Groupthink
D)  Potency
E)  Boundary spanningF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

In a project team at Kaizen International,everyone focuses on his or her specialty and what they do best.Members know exactly where they can go to get information when there are gaps in their knowledge,and this team produces synergistic results.This shows that the project team at Kaizen has an effective:

Accepted Answer

A)  staff validity.
B)  mental model.
C)  transactive memory.
D)  potency.
E)  hierarchical sensitivity.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Getting more from the team than you would expect given the capabilities of its individual members refers to process gain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Motivating and confidence building,conflict management,and affect management are types of:

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal processes.
B)  action processes.
C)  boundary spanning processes.
D)  creative behavior processes.
E)  transition processes.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

_____ activities refer to things team members do to obtain information about technology,competitors,or the broader marketplace.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social loafing
B)  Task coordinator
C)  Action learning
D)  Scout
E)  AmbassadorF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

_____ involves a face-to-face meeting of team members in which each offers as many ideas as possible about some focal problem or issue.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social loafing
B)  Groupthink
C)  Brainstorming
D)  Scout activity
E)  Boundary spanningF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

_____ can be beneficial to teams if it stimulates conversations that result in the development and expression of new ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Task conflict
B)  Relationship conflict
C)  Noise
D)  Groupthink
E)  Social loafingF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Matt,a training coordinator at ARC Technologies,and his team are organizing a workshop for the employees.Matt is meeting the Vice President (Finance) to get support for an increase in the budget to accommodate a session by a well-known motivational speaker.Matt,in this case,is performing a(n) _____ activity of the boundary-spanning process.

Accepted Answer

A)  groupthink
B)  social loafing
C)  scout
D)  action learning
E)  ambassadorF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

Define brainstorming.Identify the rules used surrounding a brainstorming session.Discuss why brainstorming does not work as well as individual idea generation.

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming involves a face-to-face me...

Question 20

Having a cell phone conversation during a rock concert is difficult because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of communication competence.
B)  emotional issues.
C)  information richness.
D)  network structure.
E)  the presence of noisE.A factor that influences the communication process is the presence of noise that interferes with the message being transmitted.Depending on how the message is being transmitted,noise can take on several different forms.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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_____ activities refer to things team members do to obtain information about technology,competitors,or the broader marketplace.

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