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35.
Teams can contribute to an organization through
36.
Which of the following is characterized by the absence of managerial responsibilities?
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37.
Teams that make or do things, such as manufacture, assemble, sell, or provide service, are
known as _____ teams.
38.
Which of the following is true of work teams?
39.
Teams that work on long-term projects but disband once the work is completed are known
as _____ teams.
40.
A project and development team is defined as a team that
41.
Teams that operate separately from the regular work structure of a firm on a temporary
basis are known as _____ teams.
42.
Which of the following is true of parallel teams?
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43.
Ross just joined a team of people who come from different units in his organization. The
team's primary task is to recommend to the top management valuable uses for the waste
materials generated in the manufacturing processes. Although the team meets twice per
week, the members continue to work within the usual organizational structure. The
temporary team that Ross has joined is a ____.
44.
Which of the following best describes the characteristic of a management team?
45.
Work groups composed of members from across the globe whose activities span multiple
countries are referred to as ____.
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46.
Which of the following types of teams faces the challenges of building trust, cohesion, and
team identity, and of overcoming team member isolation?
47.
Which of the following should be done by a team leader while leading a virtual team?
48.
A(n) _____ differs from a self-managed team in that the former has no managerial
responsibilities.
49.
Which of the following is
not
generally true of self-managed teams?
50.
Which of the following describes a self-managed team?
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51.
_____ work groups control decisions about and execution of a complete range of tasks and
are fully responsible for an entire product or an entire part of a production process.
52.
Groups that are similar to self-designing teams but without control over the design of the
team or its tasks are known as ____.
53.
Which of the following types of teams has the most freedom in making decisions about the
execution of tasks and about the team itself?
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54.
Which of the following describes a collection of people who work in the same area or have
been drawn together to undertake a task without achieving significant performance
improvements?
55.
A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common
purpose, set of performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually
accountable is referred to as a ____.
56.
A real team differs from a working group in terms of
57.
In which process of group development do group members attempt to lay the ground rules
for types of acceptable behavior?
58.
In which process of group development do hostilities and conflict commonly arise as
members jockey for positions of power and status?
59.
Group members agree on their shared goals and standards in the _____ process of group
development.
60.
Group members channel their energies into executing their tasks in the _____ process of
group development.
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61.
Which of the following is a critical period in a group's development because the group is
particularly open to formative experiences?
62.
The benefits of teams are reduced when they are not ____.
63.
Several members of Vonnie's team feel frustrated. They had forwarded many viable
concepts to management for work process improvements. A few of the concepts were
implemented, but most were not, and the team was not told why. Most members have quit
trying to come up with innovative ideas. The team seems to have failed due to
64.
Which of the following is one of the three criteria that define team effectiveness?
65.
The key element of effective teamwork is
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66.
Working less hard and being less productive when in a group is known as ____.
