MNGT 361 Final exam questions with answers

MNGT 361 Final exam questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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what is a group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔two or more
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interacting and interdependent individuals who come |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



together to achieve specific goals |\ |\ |\ |\




formal group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔work groups that
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are defined by the organization's structure and have
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designated work assignments and specific tasks directed |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



at accomplishing organizational goals.
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command group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔are determined |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



by the organization chart and composed of individuals
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who report directly to a given manager.
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task group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔are often temporary
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and are composed of individuals brought together to
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complete a specific job task. |\ |\ |\ |\




self managed teams - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔are
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essentially independent. In addition to their own tasks, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



they take on traditional managerial responsibilities such
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as hiring, planning and scheduling, and evaluating
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performance.

,informal groups - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔are social
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groups that occur naturally in the workplace and tend to
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form around friendships and common interests.
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stages of group development - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1.
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forming
2. storming
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3. norming
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4. performing
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5. adjourning
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(look at slide 6 ch. 9)
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Does a group become more effective as it progresses
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through the first four stages? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The assumption that a group becomes more effective
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as it progresses through the first four stages may be
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generally true, but what makes a group effective is|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



complex. Under some conditions, high levels of conflict
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are conducive to high levels of group performance. There
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might be situations in which groups in the storming stage
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outperform those in the norming or performing stages. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Also, groups don't always proceed sequentially from one
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stage to the next. Sometimes groups are storming and
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, performing at the same time. Groups even occasionally |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



regress to previous stages. Therefore, don't assume that
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all groups precisely follow this process or that performing
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is always the most preferable stage.
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group behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The basic
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foundation for understanding group behavior includes: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




|\ Roles
|\ Norms and conformity |\ |\




|\ Status systems |\




|\ Group size, and |\ |\ |\




|\ Group cohesiveness. |\




group norms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔acceptable
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standards shared by the group's members: |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




These norms focus on: |\ |\ |\




|\ -Effort and performance |\ |\




|\ -Dress codes dictate what's acceptable to wear to work.
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Does the desire to be accepted as a part of a group leave
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one susceptible to conforming to the group's norms -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔According to Solomon Asch, the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



answer appears to be yes. Experiment with comparing
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lines on cards of different lengths and 5 out of 6 people
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were told to say the wrong answer
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