BUSI 240 QUIZ 5
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
What may cause team members to suppress their dissenting opinions?
Selected Answer: cohesion
Response Team cohesion leads employees to conform to the team's
Feedback: norms. This control keeps the group organized around
common goals, but it may also cause team members to
suppress their dissenting opinions, particularly when a
strong team norm is related to the issue.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Two company divisions produce completely different products but
must seek funding from the same head office for a capital expansion
project. The relationship between these two divisions would be best
described as
Selected Answer: pooled interdependence.
Response The lowest level of interdependence, called pooled
Feedback: interdependence, 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 3
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 4
0 out of 2 points
In which of the following scenarios would stakeholders be more likely
to believe the team's decision is fair?
Selected representation bringing different viewpoints to the
Answer: decision
Response Another advantage of diverse teams is that they often
Feedback: provide better representation of the team's constituents,
such as other departments or clients from similarly
diverse backgrounds. This representation brings different
viewpoints to the decision; it also gives stakeholders a
belief that they have a voice in that decision process.
Voice is an important ingredient in procedural justice, so
stakeholders are more likely to believe the team's
decision is fair when the team mirrors the surface or
deep-level diversity of its constituents.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
David works in Connecticut, Tim is located in Canada, and Raj is in
India. In order for them to work together on a project, they will need
to become a(n)
Selected Answer: virtual team.
Response Globalization makes virtual teams increasingly
Feedback: necessary because employees are spread around the
planet rather than around one building or city. Thus,
global businesses depend on virtual teamwork to
leverage the potential of their employees.
Question 6
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
What may cause team members to suppress their dissenting opinions?
Selected Answer: cohesion
Response Team cohesion leads employees to conform to the team's
Feedback: norms. This control keeps the group organized around
common goals, but it may also cause team members to
suppress their dissenting opinions, particularly when a
strong team norm is related to the issue.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Two company divisions produce completely different products but
must seek funding from the same head office for a capital expansion
project. The relationship between these two divisions would be best
described as
Selected Answer: pooled interdependence.
Response The lowest level of interdependence, called pooled
Feedback: interdependence, 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 3
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 4
0 out of 2 points
In which of the following scenarios would stakeholders be more likely
to believe the team's decision is fair?
Selected representation bringing different viewpoints to the
Answer: decision
Response Another advantage of diverse teams is that they often
Feedback: provide better representation of the team's constituents,
such as other departments or clients from similarly
diverse backgrounds. This representation brings different
viewpoints to the decision; it also gives stakeholders a
belief that they have a voice in that decision process.
Voice is an important ingredient in procedural justice, so
stakeholders are more likely to believe the team's
decision is fair when the team mirrors the surface or
deep-level diversity of its constituents.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
David works in Connecticut, Tim is located in Canada, and Raj is in
India. In order for them to work together on a project, they will need
to become a(n)
Selected Answer: virtual team.
Response Globalization makes virtual teams increasingly
Feedback: necessary because employees are spread around the
planet rather than around one building or city. Thus,
global businesses depend on virtual teamwork to
leverage the potential of their employees.
Question 6
