MSM 6640 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What significant event in the history of the Sorrell College of Business occurred on
November 21, 2018? - Answer- it officially earned AACSB accreditation
A team whose members work with minimal supervision and rotate roles to produce a
complete product or service: - Answer- self-directed team
Making no more than minimal effort to contribute to the team while nevertheless
benefiting from the team's successes: - Answer- social loafing
Noncontributing team member: - Answer- free rider
The dominating style of conflict management in a team reflects... - Answer-
assertiveness to impose one's will on others
At this stage of team development, task performance is no longer a top priority, and
leaders frequently focus on team members' social and emotional needs: - Answer-
adjourning
Employee morale is highest in... - Answer- cohesive teams
Phase of team development in which team members are most cautious with respect to
how they appear to one another: - Answer- forming
How does a group compare to a team? - Answer- a team is a special type of group
In this phase of team development, team members are most likely to argue about how
to achieve the team's set goals: - Answer- storming
Synonym for cross-functional team: - Answer- cross-departmental team
The mission statement of the Sorrell College of Business (SCOB) includes a key
observation about the unique nature of many of our students. It is as follows (complete
the sentence): "A substantial portion of the university's domestic and international
enrollment consists of..." - Answer- first-generation students
, According to Hofstede's cultural model, a people's value for thorough analysis, fact
finding, and deliberation before taking action embodies high... - Answer- uncertainty
avoidance
When diversity is relevant to leadership, such as in terms of its effect on creativity, it
refers to... - Answer- categorical differences among people that can affect the quality of
social interaction
Knowledge of the manners, practices, symbolism, and priorities of people in a different
country or region constitutes... - Answer- cultural intelligence
An egalitarian society is low in... - Answer- power distance
A people's cultural preference for relationships, cooperation, and mutual support: -
Answer- femininity
A general cultural opinion that men and women should behave and dress similarly to
one another rather than differently: - Answer- femininity
Superficial judgement of a person based on that person's perceptible category, usually
enunciated as a rigid, distorted, irrational, and often negative image about the person: -
Answer- stereotype
Cultural preference for competition, heroism, and assertiveness: - Answer- masculinity
In Hofstede's cultural model, a cultural attitude of acting quickly on decisions based on
instinct or subjective impulses: - Answer- low uncertainty avoidance
In some cultures, reliance on referent groups for one's welfare is more important than
seeking personal success. Such cultures are high in... - Answer- collectivism
One of the primary bases for relationships among people throughout the world: -
Answer- communality
Explicit language fosters... - Answer- mutual knowledge
The use of innuendo preserves the integrity of... - Answer- individual knowledge
Social context in which people treat one another as equal members of a group or class:
- Answer- communality
Social context in which people interact according to the rules of a hierarchical order: -
Answer- dominance
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What significant event in the history of the Sorrell College of Business occurred on
November 21, 2018? - Answer- it officially earned AACSB accreditation
A team whose members work with minimal supervision and rotate roles to produce a
complete product or service: - Answer- self-directed team
Making no more than minimal effort to contribute to the team while nevertheless
benefiting from the team's successes: - Answer- social loafing
Noncontributing team member: - Answer- free rider
The dominating style of conflict management in a team reflects... - Answer-
assertiveness to impose one's will on others
At this stage of team development, task performance is no longer a top priority, and
leaders frequently focus on team members' social and emotional needs: - Answer-
adjourning
Employee morale is highest in... - Answer- cohesive teams
Phase of team development in which team members are most cautious with respect to
how they appear to one another: - Answer- forming
How does a group compare to a team? - Answer- a team is a special type of group
In this phase of team development, team members are most likely to argue about how
to achieve the team's set goals: - Answer- storming
Synonym for cross-functional team: - Answer- cross-departmental team
The mission statement of the Sorrell College of Business (SCOB) includes a key
observation about the unique nature of many of our students. It is as follows (complete
the sentence): "A substantial portion of the university's domestic and international
enrollment consists of..." - Answer- first-generation students
, According to Hofstede's cultural model, a people's value for thorough analysis, fact
finding, and deliberation before taking action embodies high... - Answer- uncertainty
avoidance
When diversity is relevant to leadership, such as in terms of its effect on creativity, it
refers to... - Answer- categorical differences among people that can affect the quality of
social interaction
Knowledge of the manners, practices, symbolism, and priorities of people in a different
country or region constitutes... - Answer- cultural intelligence
An egalitarian society is low in... - Answer- power distance
A people's cultural preference for relationships, cooperation, and mutual support: -
Answer- femininity
A general cultural opinion that men and women should behave and dress similarly to
one another rather than differently: - Answer- femininity
Superficial judgement of a person based on that person's perceptible category, usually
enunciated as a rigid, distorted, irrational, and often negative image about the person: -
Answer- stereotype
Cultural preference for competition, heroism, and assertiveness: - Answer- masculinity
In Hofstede's cultural model, a cultural attitude of acting quickly on decisions based on
instinct or subjective impulses: - Answer- low uncertainty avoidance
In some cultures, reliance on referent groups for one's welfare is more important than
seeking personal success. Such cultures are high in... - Answer- collectivism
One of the primary bases for relationships among people throughout the world: -
Answer- communality
Explicit language fosters... - Answer- mutual knowledge
The use of innuendo preserves the integrity of... - Answer- individual knowledge
Social context in which people treat one another as equal members of a group or class:
- Answer- communality
Social context in which people interact according to the rules of a hierarchical order: -
Answer- dominance
