WK 5 QUIZ BUSI 240
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is not a factor that favors effective team
behavior?
Selected individual rewards for contributions to the
Answer: team
Response Team members tend to work together more
Feedback: effectively when they receive some team-based
rewards, when the organization's leadership is
supportive of team-oriented work structures,
when the organization's structure assigns teams
distinctive clusters of work activity, when
information systems support team coordinator,
and when the physical layout of the team's
workspace encourages frequent communication.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Scenario D
Janet works on a team of 15 people working in research and
development for a toymaker. They have weekly meetings to
discuss new toy ideas. Occasionally Janet will have a good idea
that she wishes to discuss, but it takes so long for all of her
other teammates to finish talking that she will often just not
bother to bring it up. Occasionally, there are arguments about
which new project should have the most resources devoted to it,
but Janet finds her coworkers always maintain respect for each
other and work out a solution.
Having problem getting her ideas out in meetings means Janet
is experiencing
, Selected Answer: production blocking.
Response Another time-related constraint found in most
Feedback: team structures is that only one person can speak
at a time. This problem, known as production
blocking, undermines idea generation in several
ways. First, team members need to listen in on
the conversation to find an opportune time to
speak up, and this monitoring makes it difficult
for them to concentrate on their own ideas.
Second, ideas are fleeting, so the longer they wait
to speak up, the more likely these flickering ideas
will die out. Third, team members might
remember their fleeting thoughts by
concentrating on them, but this causes them to
pay less attention to the conversation.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Pooled interdependence is
Selected Answer: the lowest level of interdependence.
Response Pooled interdependence is the lowest level of
Feedback: interdependence that occurs when an employee
or work unit shares a common resource, such as
machinery, administrative support, or a budget,
with other employees or work units.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
You have just been asked to lead a team of 50 people. How do
you organize the work?
Selected Break the team into smaller groups by
Answer: abilities.
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is not a factor that favors effective team
behavior?
Selected individual rewards for contributions to the
Answer: team
Response Team members tend to work together more
Feedback: effectively when they receive some team-based
rewards, when the organization's leadership is
supportive of team-oriented work structures,
when the organization's structure assigns teams
distinctive clusters of work activity, when
information systems support team coordinator,
and when the physical layout of the team's
workspace encourages frequent communication.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Scenario D
Janet works on a team of 15 people working in research and
development for a toymaker. They have weekly meetings to
discuss new toy ideas. Occasionally Janet will have a good idea
that she wishes to discuss, but it takes so long for all of her
other teammates to finish talking that she will often just not
bother to bring it up. Occasionally, there are arguments about
which new project should have the most resources devoted to it,
but Janet finds her coworkers always maintain respect for each
other and work out a solution.
Having problem getting her ideas out in meetings means Janet
is experiencing
, Selected Answer: production blocking.
Response Another time-related constraint found in most
Feedback: team structures is that only one person can speak
at a time. This problem, known as production
blocking, undermines idea generation in several
ways. First, team members need to listen in on
the conversation to find an opportune time to
speak up, and this monitoring makes it difficult
for them to concentrate on their own ideas.
Second, ideas are fleeting, so the longer they wait
to speak up, the more likely these flickering ideas
will die out. Third, team members might
remember their fleeting thoughts by
concentrating on them, but this causes them to
pay less attention to the conversation.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Pooled interdependence is
Selected Answer: the lowest level of interdependence.
Response Pooled interdependence is the lowest level of
Feedback: interdependence that occurs when an employee
or work unit shares a common resource, such as
machinery, administrative support, or a budget,
with other employees or work units.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
You have just been asked to lead a team of 50 people. How do
you organize the work?
Selected Break the team into smaller groups by
Answer: abilities.
