Foundation of Team Dynamics

Problem that occurs when people exert less effort when working in teams than working alone refers to

• Process losses

• Team losses

• Social loafing

Groups include people assembled together, whether or not they have any interdependence or organizationally focused objective is known as

• permanent group

• temporary group

• informal group

• formal group

Hidden cost of developing and maintaining teams refers to

• team challenging

• process losses

• Brooks' law

• social loafing

All the following are true about types of team EXCEPT

• Temporary team project had long-term completion dates

• Permanent team is responsible for a specific set of tasks

• Task force is bringing together employees from various departments to solve a problem, design a product or conduct an event

All the following are the strategies to minimize social loafing EXCEPT

• Team performance is measured

• Reducing the size of a team

• Making the task interesting

• Making team objective important

All of Innovative teams or work units that consist of an entrepreneurial team leader (innovation champion) who borrows people and resources (called bootlegging) and has relatively free rein to create a product or develop a service are called

• virtual team

• skynet team

• departmental team

• skunkworks

Following are the influences on team cohesiveness EXCEPT

• members face external challenges

• team could not fulfill their needs and goals

• members interact with each other frequently

• somewhat difficult entry

What is social loafing?

• When people exert less effort when working in groups.

• When people concentrate better when working in groups.

• When people doing the work by following the correct standard.

• When people prefer to work alone rather than in groups.

People who get together to share expertise and passion for a particular activity or interest can join

• skunkworks.

• task force teams.

• self-directed teams.

• communities of practice.

The following is true about teams EXCEPT

• all teams exist to fulfill some purpose.

• team members are independent of one another.

• some team members may be more influential than others.

• a team exists when its members perceive themselves to be a team.