Question

1. Which of the following statements about teams is not true?

(Multiple Choice)

• Teams help build commitment by giving employees a role in decision making.

• Teams tend to produce more and better solutions than individuals do.

• Teams are superior to individuals for simple tasks that require limited knowledge.

• Teams are less productive when members depend upon one another too much.

2. Which of the following is not an important characteristic for a productive work team?

(Multiple Choice)

• a shared identity

• interdependence among members

• a manager to direct the team’s activity

• unified commitment to a shared goal

3. Which of the following practices is not associated with team productivity?

(Multiple Choice)

• The team outlines decision-making strategies in advance.

• Disagreements occur frequently but are resolved quickly.

• All members are assigned roles that challenge them to develop new abilities.

• The team contains the smallest number of members necessary to accomplish its goals.

4. Which of the following statements indicates someone filling a relational role according to the functional perspective
of effective team communication?

(Multiple Choice)

• “Remember to get started on those reports and to prepare an agenda for tomorrow’s meeting.”

• “The tension in this room is so thick you could cut it with a knife. The bad news is, I think we just
  fired the guy who was supposed to bring the knife.”

• “So, just to review: Linda’s worried about meeting our deadline, Oliver thinks that requests for him to recruit
  some people to help him indicate a lack of confidence in his abilities, and Joan can’t start work on the next
  stage until Ken orders the software she needs.”

• “This is an elegant solution, but in the real world, a lot of people are going to wind up at the wrong website if you
  make them type out the whole URL.”

Answer 1

Answer 1: Option D

Explanation: Teams are more productive as members work collectively and produce more output.

Answer 2: Options C

Explanation: A manager is not always required to lead a team. Best teams are which work on their own and require managers in the time of a crisis.

Answer 3: Option D

Explanation: A may not always contain the smallest number of people to accomplish their goals.

Answer 4: Option C

Explanation: “So, just to review: Linda’s worried about meeting our deadline, Oliver thinks that requests for him to recruit some people to help him indicate a lack of confidence in his abilities, and Joan can’t start work on the next stage until Ken orders the software she needs.”