Chapter 7 Practice Exam

. 1.The best team members

a)are egocentric, representing a strong desire to excel

b)are We-oriented

c)exhibit a pessimistic attitude, which can be realistic in identifying problems

d)b and c

. 2.A self-managing work team is

a)a group that has a competitive goal

b)what IDEO exemplifies

c)a team whose members are chosen by management in an organization to accomplish a specific task and then report findings to supervisors who make the final decisions

d)b and c

. 3.Autonomy is

a)one element of team empowerment

b)making decisions for other group members

c)being in a position to tell other group members what to do

d)none of the above

. 4.Rigidly hierarchical organizations

a)discourage empowerment of members

b)share power with members

c)are critical for self-managing work teams to be successful

d)are essential to the effectiveness of teams within organizations

. 5.Effective team leaders typically

a)adopt the directive style

b)encourage team member cooperation

c)penalize even members' small mistakes

d)establish many strict policy rules

. 6.All groups can be teams with enough effort and training.

a)True

b)False

. 7. Teams typically have a stronger group identity than standard groups.

True

False

. 8. You are a member of your local union council associated with your teaching job. You were elected to represent part-time instructorsâ interests while other council members represent full-time faculty interests from various departments on campus. Your union council clearly is an example of a team.

True

False

. 9. Technical expertise of all team members, with its problem-solving potential, is a sufficient condition for team effectiveness.

True

False

. 10. A superordinate goal is the team goal with the most support from team members.

True

False

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