MSM 6633 FINAL EXAM 2025-2026
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS| A+ GRADE VERIFIED
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Sara's study group has decided to divide up business
cases and present them to each other to prepare for an
upcoming exam. She wasn't able to make it to the
planning meeting and doesn't have strong opinions about
the best way to prepare but told her teammates that she is
willing to do whatever they want her to do. Sara's level of
commitment is:
a. Committed
b. Compliant
c. Resistant
d. Disengaged Correct Answer b. Compliant
What type of commitment best describes a team member
who does not agree with most of the group's norms, roles,
and decisions and voices his or her opinion often?
a. Compliant
b. Disengaged
c. Resistant
d. None of the above Correct Answer c. Resistant
Dan and his team are creating a marketing campaign for a
student organization. Some of the members are working
on a video while others are designing a brochure. A third
,group is creating a social media webpage. All three groups
work independently but have the same deadline to
complete their work. What type of interdependence is
taking place on this team?
a. Reciprocal
b. Pooled
c. Sequential
d. Descriptive Correct Answer b. Pooled
Ted works at a local soup kitchen on the weekends. Each
of the patrons comes in, and Ted's job is to spoon chili into
each patron's bowl before they move on to one of the
other volunteers to receive the rest of their meal. The soup
kitchen is an example of:
a. Reciprocal interdependence
b. Pooled interdependence
c. Sequential interdependence
d. Descriptive interdependence Correct Answer c.
Sequential interdependence
Team design begins with:
a. Finding a diverse set of skilled team members
b. Finding a problem
c. Reducing task complexity
d. Understanding a problem Correct Answer d.
Understanding a problem
Which is not one of the characteristics of ideal team
members?
a. Task related competency
b. Highly educated
,c. Self-motivated and hard working
d. Strong interpersonal skills Correct Answer b. Highly
educated
BioCorp, a local pharmaceutical company, has been
losing market share and needs to create a strategic plan
for growth so the CEO convened a team with directors
from each department in the company to address this
issue. Due to the ambiguity of the assignment, many team
members did not understand exactly what was being
asked of them. According to the textbook, which important
step in the launch of a new group did not happen.
a. Delegating roles and tasks
b. Establishing a vision and purpose
c. Choosing a deviant
d. Executing a plan Correct Answer b. Establishing a
vision and purpose
Which of the following is one of the five specific areas
associated with participation in groups, as defined by
Stevens and Campion (1999)?
a. Communication
b. Emotional Intelligence
c. Intrinsic Motivation
d. Interpersonal Skills Correct Answer a. Communication
All of the following increase task complexity except:
a. The number of alternatives available in reaching the
desired outcome
b. Task unfamiliarity
c. The number of members on the team
, d. The number of subordinate tasks to be defined and
coordinated Correct Answer c. The number of members
on the team
The ideal group size is approximately _____ members.
a. 4-8
b. 5-10
c. 6-12
d. Impossible to determine an ideal size Correct Answer a.
4-8
Which of the following is a useful and practical strategy for
a leader to use in a group's first meeting?
a. Introduce members instead of allowing members to
introduce themselves, so that individual members will not
attempt to promote themselves to the team
b. Recognize and discuss implicit norms
c. Prepare a statement to convey a shared vision
d. Have each member sign an agreement of commitment
to the group's goals and members Correct Answer a.
Introduce members instead of allowing members to
introduce themselves, so that individual members will not
attempt to promote themselves to the team
Jesse is the new hire at a consulting company in Boston.
She was hired straight out of college, and is unsure of
exactly what the environment of the firm is like. She has
previous internships under her belt, but being in a full-time
salary position just feels different. She uses her breaks to
observe group interactions and ask employees about the
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS| A+ GRADE VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Sara's study group has decided to divide up business
cases and present them to each other to prepare for an
upcoming exam. She wasn't able to make it to the
planning meeting and doesn't have strong opinions about
the best way to prepare but told her teammates that she is
willing to do whatever they want her to do. Sara's level of
commitment is:
a. Committed
b. Compliant
c. Resistant
d. Disengaged Correct Answer b. Compliant
What type of commitment best describes a team member
who does not agree with most of the group's norms, roles,
and decisions and voices his or her opinion often?
a. Compliant
b. Disengaged
c. Resistant
d. None of the above Correct Answer c. Resistant
Dan and his team are creating a marketing campaign for a
student organization. Some of the members are working
on a video while others are designing a brochure. A third
,group is creating a social media webpage. All three groups
work independently but have the same deadline to
complete their work. What type of interdependence is
taking place on this team?
a. Reciprocal
b. Pooled
c. Sequential
d. Descriptive Correct Answer b. Pooled
Ted works at a local soup kitchen on the weekends. Each
of the patrons comes in, and Ted's job is to spoon chili into
each patron's bowl before they move on to one of the
other volunteers to receive the rest of their meal. The soup
kitchen is an example of:
a. Reciprocal interdependence
b. Pooled interdependence
c. Sequential interdependence
d. Descriptive interdependence Correct Answer c.
Sequential interdependence
Team design begins with:
a. Finding a diverse set of skilled team members
b. Finding a problem
c. Reducing task complexity
d. Understanding a problem Correct Answer d.
Understanding a problem
Which is not one of the characteristics of ideal team
members?
a. Task related competency
b. Highly educated
,c. Self-motivated and hard working
d. Strong interpersonal skills Correct Answer b. Highly
educated
BioCorp, a local pharmaceutical company, has been
losing market share and needs to create a strategic plan
for growth so the CEO convened a team with directors
from each department in the company to address this
issue. Due to the ambiguity of the assignment, many team
members did not understand exactly what was being
asked of them. According to the textbook, which important
step in the launch of a new group did not happen.
a. Delegating roles and tasks
b. Establishing a vision and purpose
c. Choosing a deviant
d. Executing a plan Correct Answer b. Establishing a
vision and purpose
Which of the following is one of the five specific areas
associated with participation in groups, as defined by
Stevens and Campion (1999)?
a. Communication
b. Emotional Intelligence
c. Intrinsic Motivation
d. Interpersonal Skills Correct Answer a. Communication
All of the following increase task complexity except:
a. The number of alternatives available in reaching the
desired outcome
b. Task unfamiliarity
c. The number of members on the team
, d. The number of subordinate tasks to be defined and
coordinated Correct Answer c. The number of members
on the team
The ideal group size is approximately _____ members.
a. 4-8
b. 5-10
c. 6-12
d. Impossible to determine an ideal size Correct Answer a.
4-8
Which of the following is a useful and practical strategy for
a leader to use in a group's first meeting?
a. Introduce members instead of allowing members to
introduce themselves, so that individual members will not
attempt to promote themselves to the team
b. Recognize and discuss implicit norms
c. Prepare a statement to convey a shared vision
d. Have each member sign an agreement of commitment
to the group's goals and members Correct Answer a.
Introduce members instead of allowing members to
introduce themselves, so that individual members will not
attempt to promote themselves to the team
Jesse is the new hire at a consulting company in Boston.
She was hired straight out of college, and is unsure of
exactly what the environment of the firm is like. She has
previous internships under her belt, but being in a full-time
salary position just feels different. She uses her breaks to
observe group interactions and ask employees about the
