ORG BEHAVIOR CHAP 7 – 16 EXAM
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS {GRADED
A+}
What is a group? - ✔✔Two or more people who interact with one
another such that each person influences and is influenced by
each other person
What are teams? - ✔✔An interdependent collection of at least
two individuals who share a common goal and share
accountability for the teams as well as their own outcomes
What is a command group? - ✔✔A relatively permanent, formal
group with functional reporting relationships and is usually
included in the organizational chart
What are workgroups? - ✔✔A formal group formed by an
organization to do its work
,What are functional teams? - ✔✔A team whose members come
from the same department or function area
What are affinity groups? - ✔✔Collections of employees from the
same level in the organization who meet on a regulars basis to
share information, capture merging opportunities and solve
problems
What are cross-functional teams? - ✔✔A team whose members
come from different departments or functional areas
What are self-directed teams? - ✔✔Teams that set their own
goals and pursue them in ways decided by the team
What are problem-solving teams? - ✔✔Teams established to
solve problems and make improvements at work
What are virtual teams? - ✔✔Teams of geographically and/or
organizationally dispersed coworkers who communicate using the
internet and other information technologies
T/F: Venture teams operate semi-autonomously to create and
develop new products, processes, or businesses - ✔✔True
,T/F: Informal groups are established by it members - ✔✔True
Where are members from a global team from? - ✔✔Different
countries
What are friendship groups? - ✔✔They are relatively permanent
and informal and draws its benefits from the social relationships
among its members
What are interest groups? - ✔✔Are relatively temporary and
informal and is organized around a common activity or interest of
its members
What is a group composition? - ✔✔The degree of similarity or
difference among group members on factors important to the
groups work
T/F: A norm is a standard against which the inappropriateness of
behavior is judged - ✔✔FALSE
T/F: Social loafing is the tendency of some members of groups to
put forth more effort in a group than they would when working
alone - ✔✔FALSE
, What is group cohesiveness? - ✔✔The extent to which a group
is committed to staying together
What is groupthink? - ✔✔Occurs when a group's overriding
concern is a unanimous decision rather than a critical analysis of
alternatives
What occurs during the communication and decision-making
stage? - ✔✔Members discuss their feelings more openly and
agree on group goals and individual roles in the group
What happens in the mutual acceptance stage? - ✔✔Members
share information about themselves and getting to know one
another
What is an informal leader? - ✔✔A person who engages in
leadership activities but whose right to do so has not been
formally recognized by the organization or group
What happens in the control and organization stage? - ✔✔The
group is mature; members work together and are flexible,
adaptive, and self-correcting
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS {GRADED
A+}
What is a group? - ✔✔Two or more people who interact with one
another such that each person influences and is influenced by
each other person
What are teams? - ✔✔An interdependent collection of at least
two individuals who share a common goal and share
accountability for the teams as well as their own outcomes
What is a command group? - ✔✔A relatively permanent, formal
group with functional reporting relationships and is usually
included in the organizational chart
What are workgroups? - ✔✔A formal group formed by an
organization to do its work
,What are functional teams? - ✔✔A team whose members come
from the same department or function area
What are affinity groups? - ✔✔Collections of employees from the
same level in the organization who meet on a regulars basis to
share information, capture merging opportunities and solve
problems
What are cross-functional teams? - ✔✔A team whose members
come from different departments or functional areas
What are self-directed teams? - ✔✔Teams that set their own
goals and pursue them in ways decided by the team
What are problem-solving teams? - ✔✔Teams established to
solve problems and make improvements at work
What are virtual teams? - ✔✔Teams of geographically and/or
organizationally dispersed coworkers who communicate using the
internet and other information technologies
T/F: Venture teams operate semi-autonomously to create and
develop new products, processes, or businesses - ✔✔True
,T/F: Informal groups are established by it members - ✔✔True
Where are members from a global team from? - ✔✔Different
countries
What are friendship groups? - ✔✔They are relatively permanent
and informal and draws its benefits from the social relationships
among its members
What are interest groups? - ✔✔Are relatively temporary and
informal and is organized around a common activity or interest of
its members
What is a group composition? - ✔✔The degree of similarity or
difference among group members on factors important to the
groups work
T/F: A norm is a standard against which the inappropriateness of
behavior is judged - ✔✔FALSE
T/F: Social loafing is the tendency of some members of groups to
put forth more effort in a group than they would when working
alone - ✔✔FALSE
, What is group cohesiveness? - ✔✔The extent to which a group
is committed to staying together
What is groupthink? - ✔✔Occurs when a group's overriding
concern is a unanimous decision rather than a critical analysis of
alternatives
What occurs during the communication and decision-making
stage? - ✔✔Members discuss their feelings more openly and
agree on group goals and individual roles in the group
What happens in the mutual acceptance stage? - ✔✔Members
share information about themselves and getting to know one
another
What is an informal leader? - ✔✔A person who engages in
leadership activities but whose right to do so has not been
formally recognized by the organization or group
What happens in the control and organization stage? - ✔✔The
group is mature; members work together and are flexible,
adaptive, and self-correcting
