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Question 31

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All of the following statements about majority rule are true EXCEPT:

A) formal voting may take place or members may be polled to find the majority viewpoint.
B) all group members will feel successful as a result of the majority rule.
C) some people will feel like "winners" and others will feel like "losers" when the final vote is tallied.
D) the very process of voting can create coalitions.
E) voting can cause members to focus on winning rather than on what is best for the team.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Question 32

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Which of the following is true of role ambiguity?

A) It occurs when too much or too little work is expected of a team member.
B) It promotes collective accountability in effective teams.
C) It is less likely to be a challenge for people starting new jobs.
D) It causes team members to waste their energy on unproductive tasks.
E) It results from the conflict between work and family demands.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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__________ is NOT one of the problems that new group members worry about during the onboarding process.

A general sense of purpose gives general direction to a team, and clearly identified performance objectives make that purpose more attainable.

The first step in the team-building process is data gathering and analysis.

Team cohesiveness tends to decrease when different teams are physically isolated from each other.

Even though homogeneous teams may struggle in the short run to resolve issues, they are also likely to develop enhanced performance potential once things are worked out.

__________ occurs when group members actively work together in ways such that all their respective skills are well utilized to achieve a common purpose.

Describe the concept of social loafing. Why does social loafing occur? What can be done to avoid social loafing in the workplace?

An effective team is one that achieves high levels of task performance, member satisfaction, and team viability.

The __________ stage of team development is the stage when a well-integrated team disband after its work is finished.

__________ is the tendency of members in highly cohesive groups to lose their critical evaluative capabilities.

Which of the following statements regarding the norming state of team development is FALSE?

Which of these is NOT appropriate in creating a high-performing team?

__________ is the process of choosing among alternative courses of action.

When workspace architecture is studied as an influence on communication behavior, it is part of:

A team achieves __________ when the members of a team work well together on an ongoing basis, and when a task is finished, they look forward to working together in future.

What are the three common behavior profiles of people who try to cope with onboarding problems in self-serving ways?

Which type of teams have members who are very similar to one another?

The achievement of sustained high performance by teams requires that both __________ needs and __________ needs be met.