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1Task ________ refers to the amount of information that must be processed to understand the task, the degree of uncertainty about possible outcomes, the presence of many subtasks that require a range of skills and knowledge, or the absence of standardized procedures to conduct the task.
- Acomplexity
- Banalysis
- Cinterdependence
- Dobjective
2Which of the following orients team members toward their priorities and help them understand how their work fits in the bigger picture?
- Aextrinsic rewards
- Bcore competencies
- Ctask objectives
- Dnetworking clubs
3The optimal size of a team should be:
- Aless than 5 members
- Bmore than 20 members
- Cless than 50 members
- Ddetermined by the task
4Jim is a marketing manager in an organization. Nick and Alex are the executives from the marketing department who report to Jim on the progress of an ongoing project. This scenario is best exemplifies a ________ team.
- Ahorizontal
- Bvertical
- Cself-directed
- Dcross-functional
5________ teams are composed of employees from about the same hierarchical level but from several different departments in the organization.
- Ahorizontal
- Bfunctional
- Cgeographical
- Dvertical
6Teams that determine their own objectives and the methods by which to achieve them are known as _____ teams.
- Aself-directed
- Bvertical
- Cmanager-led
- Dfunctional
7Tim, George, and Mark are team members of the HR department working on the same project from three different locations. They rely only on telephone calls and e-mails to interact with each other and to report to James who is the project manager. This scenario best exemplifies a ________ team.
- Across-functional
- Bgeographically distributed
- Cself-directed
- Dcollocated
8Which of the following should a manager typically do during the forming stage of team development?
- Aencourage collaborative behavior
- Bprovide resources
- Cmanage feelings of sadness
- Ddisband team
9______ occurs when team members disengage from the team process and fail to contribute to the team's recommendations or other deliverables.
- Ade-escalation
- Bgroupthink
- Csocial loafing
- Dconformity
10Blocking behaviors:
- Aenhance the ability of team members to work together to achieve their goals.
- Bencourage team members to contribute to the team's recommendations.
- Cinhibit the team and its members from achieving their objectives.
- Doccur when people behave in line with a group's expectations and beliefs.
11Which of the following statements about boundary managers is true?
- ABoundary managers determine how team members work with each other.
- BBoundary managers persuade top management to support the team's work.
- CThe role of a boundary manager is typically assumed by a human resources executive.
- DBoundary managers cannot buffer the team from organizational infighting.
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