Group Dynamics 7th Edition By Forsyth – Test Bank

1. What are the necessary conditions that must be met before a group can be considered a team?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.1
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

2. When should you form a team to perform a task instead of attempting it on your own?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.2
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

3. Compare and contrast the following types of teams, and give an example of each: work teams, management teams, project teams, and advisory teams.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.3
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/17/2017 6:47 AM

4. Use Hackman’s authority matrix model to identify four basic types of teams based on their level of autonomy.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.3
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

5. Compare a cross-functional team to a multiteam system.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.3
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

6. Compare the I-P-O model of teams to the I-M-O-I model.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.4
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

7. Select a team to analyze, such as the staff at a fast-food restaurant or a sports team. Use the Input-Process-Output model of team productivity to describe this team at the systems level.
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Working Together in Teams; 11.4
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

8. You must pick a new member for your team, and you can administer several personality tests. What kinds of qualities will you assess and why?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Input: Building the Team; 11.5
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Apply
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

9. What are the KSAs needed for good team members?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Input: Building the Team; 11.5
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM

10. How would you measure the intelligence of a group (collective intelligence)?
ANSWER: Answers will vary.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: Input: Building the Team; 11.5
QUESTION TYPE: Essay
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/11/2017 2:11 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/15/2017 1:32 PM