BUSI 240 Quiz 5
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
A role is a set of behaviors that people are expected to perform
because
Selected they hold certain positions in a team and
Answer: organization.
Response A role is a set of behaviors that people are expected to
Feedback: perform because they hold certain positions in a team
and organization.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Team efficacy can cause team members to be ________ their
decisions.
Selected Answer: overconfident in
Response Teams sometimes become overconfident and develop a
Feedback: false sense of invulnerability. In other words, the team's
efficacy far exceeds reality regarding its competencies
and the favorableness of the situation.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
In which decision-making structure do participants typically meet, but
only interact with each other during two of the three steps of the
process?
Selected Answer: nominal group technique
Response The nominal group technique is a variation of traditional
Feedback: brainstorming that tries to combine the benefits of team
decision making. The method is called "nominal"
because participants form a group only in name during
two of its three stages.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
, ________ are employees with similar or complementary skills that are
organized into one unit.
Selected Answer: Developmental teams
Response Developmental teams consist of employees who have
Feedback: similar or complementary skills and are located in the
same unit of a functional structure.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
You have just been asked to lead a team of 50 people. How do you
organize the work?
Selected Answer: Break the team into smaller groups by abilities.
Response Generally, teams should be large enough to provide the
Feedback: necessary abilities and viewpoints to perform the work,
yet small enough to maintain efficient coordination and
meaningful involvement of each member. Small teams
(say, less than a dozen members) operate effectively
because they have less process loss. Members of smaller
teams also tend to feel more engaged because they have
more influence on the group's norms and goals and feel
more responsible for the team's successes and failures.
Also, members of smaller teams get to know each other
better, which improves mutual trust as well as perceived
support, help, and assistance from those team members.
Complex tasks can usually be divided into several
smaller teams.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Team cohesiveness tends to be higher when
Selected Answer: entry into the team is difficult.
Response Teams tend to have more cohesion when entry to the
Feedback: team is restricted. The more elite the team, the more
prestige it confers on its members, and the more they
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
A role is a set of behaviors that people are expected to perform
because
Selected they hold certain positions in a team and
Answer: organization.
Response A role is a set of behaviors that people are expected to
Feedback: perform because they hold certain positions in a team
and organization.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Team efficacy can cause team members to be ________ their
decisions.
Selected Answer: overconfident in
Response Teams sometimes become overconfident and develop a
Feedback: false sense of invulnerability. In other words, the team's
efficacy far exceeds reality regarding its competencies
and the favorableness of the situation.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
In which decision-making structure do participants typically meet, but
only interact with each other during two of the three steps of the
process?
Selected Answer: nominal group technique
Response The nominal group technique is a variation of traditional
Feedback: brainstorming that tries to combine the benefits of team
decision making. The method is called "nominal"
because participants form a group only in name during
two of its three stages.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
, ________ are employees with similar or complementary skills that are
organized into one unit.
Selected Answer: Developmental teams
Response Developmental teams consist of employees who have
Feedback: similar or complementary skills and are located in the
same unit of a functional structure.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
You have just been asked to lead a team of 50 people. How do you
organize the work?
Selected Answer: Break the team into smaller groups by abilities.
Response Generally, teams should be large enough to provide the
Feedback: necessary abilities and viewpoints to perform the work,
yet small enough to maintain efficient coordination and
meaningful involvement of each member. Small teams
(say, less than a dozen members) operate effectively
because they have less process loss. Members of smaller
teams also tend to feel more engaged because they have
more influence on the group's norms and goals and feel
more responsible for the team's successes and failures.
Also, members of smaller teams get to know each other
better, which improves mutual trust as well as perceived
support, help, and assistance from those team members.
Complex tasks can usually be divided into several
smaller teams.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Team cohesiveness tends to be higher when
Selected Answer: entry into the team is difficult.
Response Teams tend to have more cohesion when entry to the
Feedback: team is restricted. The more elite the team, the more
prestige it confers on its members, and the more they
