Teams MCQs
Teams MCQs
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1: ____ is the stage when individuals either leave the team or have no reason to be in further contact with their teammates.
A. Telecommuting
B. Adjourning
C. Brainstorming
D. None of these
2: The process of generating creative, spontaneous ideas from all members of a group without any criticism or judgment is called _______.
A. Telecommuting
B. Adjourning
C. Brainstorming
D. None of these
3: _____ is the degree to which team members connect with each other.
A. Cohesion
B. Cross-functional team
C. Cyberloafing
D. None of these
4: ____ is a group of workers from different units with various areas of expertise, assembled to address certain issues.
A. Cross-functional team
B. Cyberloafing
C. Cohesion
D. All of these
5: A phenomenon whereby people access the internet for personal use while pretending to work is known as ?
A. Cross-functional team
B. Cyberloafing
C. Cohesion
D. All of these
6: Decentralization is the distribution of power across all levels of the organization.
A. True
B. False
7: A method of decision making in which information is gathered from a group of respondents within their area of expertise is known as _______.
A. Delphi technique
B. Cross-functional team
C. Cyberloafing
D. Decentralization
8: Forming is a process whereby team members meet for the second time, get to know each other, and try to no understand where they fit in to the team structure
A. True
B. False
9: ______ or more people who work independently to attain organizational goals is known as group
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
10: Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon in which people in a cohesive group go along with the group ______rather than offering their own opinions
A. Consensus
B. Dissension
C. Opposition
D. None of these
11: The extent to which team members rely on each other to complete their work tasks is known ______.
A. Interdependence
B. Nominal group technique
C. Norming
D. Norms
12: Nominal group technique is a structured way for team members to generate ideas and identify solutions in which each member is asked a different question in relation to a work issue and requested to write as many answers not as possible. Answers are read aloud and voted upon.
A. True
B. False
13: ______is the process by which team members resolve the conflict and begin to work well together and become more cohesive.
A. Interdependence
B. Nominal group technique
C. Norming
D. Norms
14: _______ is the informal rules of a team’s behavior that govern the team
A. Interdependence
B. Nominal group technique
C. Norming
D. Norms
15: Performing is the way in which a team is divested towards achieving its goals and operates as a unit
A. True
B. False
16: Pooled interdependence is an organizational model in which each team member produces a piece of work dependent on the other members.
A. True
B. False
17: A group of workers coming together for a set amount of time to discuss specific issues is known as?
A. Process gains
B. Problem-solving team
C. Pooled interdependence
D. Performing
18: Factors that contribute to team effectiveness is known as _____
A. Process gains
B. Process losses
C. Psychological safety
D. None of these
19: ______ is a factor that detract from team effectiveness.
A. Process gains
B. Process losses
C. Psychological safety
D. None of these
20: ____ is a shared belief held by team members that the team trusts each other enough to take risks
A. Process gains
B. Process losses
C. Psychological safety
D. None of these
21: ___ is a method of understanding organizational change by illustrating where change is relatively stable and where it becomes more volatile.
A. Process gains
B. Punctuated equilibrium
C. Psychological safety
D. None of these
22: Reciprocal interdependence is an organizational model in which team members work closely together on a piece of work, consulting with each other, providing each other with advice, and ________ information.
A. Exchanging
B. Blunder
C. Endure
D. Maintain
23: A group of workers who manage their daily duties under little to no supervision is known as ?
A. Self-managing team
B. Sequential interdependence
C. Self-governed team
D. None of these
24: An organizational model in which one team member completes a piece of work and passes it on to the next member for their output, different to an assembly line.
A. True
B. False
25: ___is the tendency for individuals to perform tasks better when they are in the presence of others.
A. Social loafing
B. Social facilitation
C. Storming
D. None of these
26: Is a phenomenon wherein people put forth less effort when they work in teams than when they work alone?
A. Social loafing
B. Storming
C. Synergy
D. Social facilitation
27: ___ is a phase during which, after a period of time, tension may arise between members and different personalities might clash, leading to tension and conflict in the team
A. Social loafing
B. Storming
C. Synergy
D. Social facilitation
28: The concept that the total amount of work produced by a team is greater than the amount of work produced by individual members working independently is known as _______.
A. Social loafing
B. Storming
C. Synergy
D. Social facilitation
29: Teams are the group of people brought separately to use their common skills on a common project or goal.
A. True
B. False
30: Virtual teams are the Groups of individuals from different locations work together through ______.
A. Email, video conferencing
B. Instant messaging
C. Other electronic media
D. All of these
31: Which of the following describes a team?
A. A collection of people brought together to apply their individual skills to a common project or goal is a team.
B. Regardless of the type of organization, few employees work in some form of a team in today’s workplace.
C. Efficient teams are the only way for organizations to meet the growing demands of their customers and stay ahead of the competition.
D. Through the decentralization process, individual employees have become so empowered that they are threatening the efficiency and effectiveness of teams.
32: Which of the following describes a group?
A. A group consists of three or more people who work independently to attain organizational goals.
B. A group is the same thing as a team.
C. A collection of people brought together to apply their individual skills to a common project or goal is a group.
D. A number of people, usually between three and seven, who use their complementary skills to collaborate in a joint effort make a group.
33: Identify the condition below that accurately describes when teams are effective or ineffective.
A. A team’s effectiveness depends on how well the members are managed and treated within the organization.
B. Teams nurtured by their organizations tend to experience higher turnover and absenteeism.
C. Regardless of whether teams are managed well by the organization or not, individuals are successful in support of their team members.
D. Teams cannot fail if they are managed correctly. If they are not implemented properly, it will not have any effect on the organization.
34: Which of the following describes a virtual team?
A. Virtual teams allow for stifled sharing of information between employees from different countries.
B. Virtual teams are more efficient and effective than teams with members who work in the same geographic location.
C. A virtual team is one in which the members have little flexibility because they are able to work anywhere, including their own homes.
D. A team whose members are in different locations and work together through e-mail, video conferencing, instant messaging, and other electronic media is known as a virtual team.
35: Which of the following describes a problem-solving team?
A. A small group of workers who come together for a set amount of time to discuss and resolve specific issues
B. A group of workers who manage their own daily duties under little to no supervision
C. A group of workers who have control over their membership and are convened for a self-defined purpose
D. A group of workers from different units with various areas of expertise who work on certain projects
36: Which of the following describes a cross-functional team?
A. A group of workers who manage their own daily duties under little to no supervision
B. A group of workers from different units with various areas of expertise who work on certain projects
C. A small group of workers who come together for a set amount of time to discuss and resolve specific issues
D. A group of workers who have control over their membership and are convened for a self-defined purpose
37: Which of the following describes a self-managing team?
A. A small group of workers who come together for a set amount of time to discuss and resolve specific issues
B. A group of workers from different units with various areas of expertise who work on certain projects
C. A group of workers who manage their own daily duties under little to no supervision
D. A group of workers who have control over their membership and are convened for a self-defined purpose
38: Which of the following contains the three main contextual influences of teams?
A. Norms and cohesion, process gains and losses, and social facilitation
B. Goods or services, team viability, and member satisfaction
C. Team size, skills and abilities, and personality and diversity
D. Team resources, task characteristics, and organizational structures and systems
39: Which of the following describes pooled interdependence?
A. When one team member completes a piece of work and passes it on to the next member for his or her input
B. When each team member produces a piece of work independently of the others
C. When team members work closely together on a piece of work, consulting with each other, providing each other with advice, and exchanging information
D. When resources—equipment, materials, training, information, staffing, and budgets—are supplied by the company to support the team’s goals
40: Interdependence is the extent to which team members rely on each other to complete their work tasks. There are three levels of interdependence. Which of the following describes sequential interdependence?
A. When one team member completes a piece of work and passes it on to the next member for his or her input
B. When each team member produces a piece of work independently of the others
C. When team members work closely together on a piece of work, consulting with each other, providing each other with advice, and exchanging information
D. When resources—equipment, materials, training, information, staffing, and budgets—are supplied by the company to support the team’s goals
41: Which of the following describes reciprocal interdependence?
A. When one team member completes a piece of work and passes it on to the next member for his or her input
B. When each team member produces a piece of work independently of the others
C. When team members work closely together on a piece of work, consulting with each other, providing each other with advice, and exchanging information
D. When resources—equipment, materials, training, information, staffing, and budgets—are supplied by the company to support the team’s goals
42: Which of the following are Tuckman’s team stages?
A. Attrition, attraction, group culture, and selection
B. Sequential, pooled, virtual, and contextual
C. Ineffective to effective
D. Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning
43: Which of the following is an advantage of team decision making?
A. It gives everyone a narrow perspective.
B. It doesn’t take as much time as individual decision making.
C. It provides less alternatives.
D. It clarifies ambiguities and brings about team satisfaction and support.
44: Which of the following describes the Delphi technique to team decision approaches?
A. Each member is asked the same question in relation to a work issue and asked to write down as many solutions as possible. Answers are read aloud and recorded for discussion. Then the ideas are put to a vote.
B. It generates creative, spontaneous ideas from all members of a group without making any initial criticism or judgment of them.
C. People in a cohesive group go along with the group consensus rather than offering their own opinions.
D. Information is gathered from a group of respondents within their area of expertise. Questionnaires are sent to a select group of experts, whose responses are collated and reviewed, and then a summary is returned to the group with a follow-up questionnaire. Again, the experts provide their answers. The process continues until the group agrees on a common answer.
45: Which of the following describes the nominal group technique to team decision approaches?
A. Information is gathered from a group of respondents within their area of expertise. Questionnaires are sent to a select group of experts, whose responses are collated and reviewed, and then a summary is returned to the group with a follow-up questionnaire. Again, the experts provide their answers. The process continues until the group agrees on a common answer.
B. It generates creative, spontaneous ideas from all members of a group without making any initial criticism or judgment of them.
C. Each member is asked the same question in relation to a work issue and asked to write down as many solutions as possible. Answers are read aloud and recorded for discussion. Then the ideas are put to the vote.
D. People in a cohesive group go along with the group consensus rather than offering their own opinions.
46: The text addresses an important factor that can negatively affect team decision-making, which is ______?
A. Brainstorming
B. Process gains
C. Groupthink
D. Pooled interdependence
47: Factors that contribute to a team’s effectiveness are called ______.
A. Process gains
B. Reciprocal interdependence
C. Social loafing
D. Cyberloafing
48: The text describes ______ as generating creative, spontaneous ideas from all members of a group without criticism or judgment.
A. Groupthink
B. Nominal group technique
C. Delphi technique
D. Brainstorming
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