Chapter 10: Managing Teams
TRUE/FALSE
1. In the decision-making process, teams can do a much better job than individuals in defining the
problem and generating alternative solutions.
2. Structural accommodation means giving teams the ability to change organizational structures, policies,
and practices if it helps them meet their stretch goals.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Work teams enhance speed and efficiency when designing and manufacturing new products because
they:
a.
allow departments to work independently of one another
b.
make possible overlapping development phases
c.
fit well with traditional sequential development phases
d.
avoid problems associated with synergy
e.
do all of these
2. As a member of a typical of traditional work group, Joshua should expect to be responsible for:
a.
doing what he is told to do
b.
giving advice and making suggestions to management
c.
making decisions and solving problems regarding major production/service tasks
d.
cross training employees who are not part of his work team
e.
creating ideas through processes like brainstorming
3. Which of the following types of teams have the authority to change their composition as well as all of
their tasks and work methods?
a.
self-designing teams
b.
sequentially interdependent teams
c.
semi-autonomous work groups
d.
self-managing teams
e.
self-autonomous teams
4. Which of the following kinds of team is defined as a permanent part of the organization’s structure?
a.
cross-functional teams
b.
project teams
c.
virtual teams
d.
employee involvement teams
e.
none of these
5. What can management do to promote group cohesiveness?
a.
Have the group members engage in nonwork activities together.
b.
Create a special jargon for the group members to use.
c.
Instruct the group members to work in each others’ offices
d.
Limit task interdependence.
e.
Do all of these.
6. Which of the following size teams usually provides the best performance?
a.
2 to 3
b.
6 to 9
c.
15 to 20
d.
more than 20
e.
All sizes tend to perform equally well.
7. How would you respond to the following statement? “Group conflict is always bad.”
a.
Affective conflict is strongly associated with improvements in team performance.
b.
Both a-conflict and c-conflict are harmful, but b-conflict is not.
c.
All cognitive conflict is bad, but all affective conflict is beneficial to the group.
d.
Cognitive conflict is strongly associated with improvements in team performance.
e.
The statement is correct.
8. The achievement of stretch goals is made easier when the team members have:
a.
localized synergy
b.
bureaucratic immunity
c.
strategic diversity
d.
organizational accommodation
e.
limited cohesiveness
9. __________ describes the average level of ability, experience, personality, or any other factor on a
team.
a.
Team diversity
b.
Group synergy
c.
Team level
d.
Team conformity
e.
Team performance
10. __________ is a compensation system in which companies share the financial value of performance
gains, such as productivity, cost savings, or quality, with their workers.
a.
Skill-based pay
b.
Gainsharing
c.
A draw account
d.
Profit sharing
e.
Optional equity