Question 1

Identify the stages of group development in Tuckman's 5-stage model, and briefly discuss the differences between the 5-stage model and Gersick's punctuated equilibrium model.

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Tuckman's 5-stage model suggests groups ...

Question 2

Match the following:
-Decision making

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A)  The final or mature stage of group development.
B)  Non-designated leadership.
C)  The facilitator and linking pin member of a cross-functional team.
D)  The second stage of group development.
E)  Alternate periods of inertia and bursts of energy.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Identify and briefly discuss the four distinguishing characteristics of a mature (well-functioning) group.

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Question 4

Match the following:
-Cohesion

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A)  A group member who fails to contribute to group tasks and relies on others to carry the group.
B)  A strong group characteristic that functions to keep members together as a group; or the force that ties group members together.
C)  An expected behavior that group members use as a standard.
D)  The phenomenon of a group member losing his/her sense of belonging, contribution to the group, and accountability to the group.
E)  Two or more persons with mutually reinforcing skills and commitment to one another to accomplish a task goal.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Which stage requires that team members feel they are a part of the team for further progression in group development to occur?

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A)  forming
B)  storming
C)  norming
D)  performingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Match the following:
-Diagnosing problems

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A)  Emotional closeness to other group members.
B)  A task function of a team.
C)  Closeness to the group and its members achieved through tasks and activities.
D)  Set of authority and task relations among a group's members.
E)  A maintenance function of a team or group.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

At what stage of group development does the leader need to adopt a coaching style due to team challenges?

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A)  forming
B)  adjourning
C)  norming
D)  performingE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Match the following:
-Board of directors

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A)  An example of a formally designated group.
B)  Strong interpersonal attractiveness among group members.
C)  The first stage in a group development.
D)  A benchmark against which team members are evaluated by each other.
E)  The devil's advocate within a group.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Work team process issues have become less complex in the global workplace due to the ability to use virtual work teams.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hambrick and Fukutomi's research on CEO tenure found that the second stage of tenure involved:

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A)  selecting an enduring corporate theme
B)  responding to a Board of Directors mandate
C)  convergence or pulling together for performance
D)  experimentationE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

All of the following are considered important work process issues except:

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A)  diversity
B)  creativity
C)  dissimilarity
D)  role specificationE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

At what stage of group development is the leader's role primarily one of recognition of the group's achievements?

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A)  forming
B)  norming
C)  storming
D)  performingE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Groups emphasize all of the following except:

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A)  collective work products
B)  individual leadership
C)  exclusive work products
D)  personal accountabilityE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The development of group cohesiveness is negatively influenced by:

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A)  internal competition
B)  prestige of the group
C)  external pressure
D)  group size when there are only five to eight membersE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Match the following:
-Consensus testing

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A)  Emotional closeness to other group members.
B)  A task function of a team.
C)  Closeness to the group and its members achieved through tasks and activities.
D)  Set of authority and task relations among a group's members.
E)  A maintenance function of a team or group.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Dependence on guidance and direction is the defining characteristic in what stage of group development?

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A)  norming
B)  forming
C)  performing
D)  adjourningE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The primary elements of work team structure include goals, operating guidelines, performance measures, and specification of roles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Some experts believe that only individuals within a team can be creative, but a professor at Northwestern University suggests that team creativity can be achieved. Which of the following practices would NOT enhance team creativity?

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A)  building a playground
B)  team diversity
C)  facilitator training
D)  conformityE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Dependence on guidance and direction is the declining characteristic in the forming stage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Informal groups are sometimes called emergent groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Work Teams and Groups

Match the following: -Decision making

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Identify the stages of group development in Tuckman's 5-stage model, and briefly discuss the differences between the 5-stage model and Gersick's punctuated equilibrium model.

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At what stage of group development does the leader need to adopt a coaching style due to team challenges?

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Informal groups are sometimes called emergent groups.

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Match the following: -Diagnosing problems

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Dependence on guidance and direction is the declining characteristic in the forming stage.

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Match the following: -Cohesion

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Hambrick and Fukutomi's research on CEO tenure found that the second stage of tenure involved:

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At what stage of group development is the leader's role primarily one of recognition of the group's achievements?

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The development of group cohesiveness is negatively influenced by:

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Groups emphasize all of the following except:

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Dependence on guidance and direction is the defining characteristic in what stage of group development?

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Which stage requires that team members feel they are a part of the team for further progression in group development to occur?

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All of the following are considered important work process issues except:

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The primary elements of work team structure include goals, operating guidelines, performance measures, and specification of roles.

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Some experts believe that only individuals within a team can be creative, but a professor at Northwestern University suggests that team creativity can be achieved. Which of the following practices would NOT enhance team creativity?

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Match the following: -Board of directors

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Identify and briefly discuss the four distinguishing characteristics of a mature (well-functioning) group.

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Work team process issues have become less complex in the global workplace due to the ability to use virtual work teams.

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Match the following: -Consensus testing

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