OBE 7

In the article 'The Secret to Building High-performance Teams', Which of the following is considered to be the best way to facilitate psychological safety?

• A. Have one on one conversations to create trust

• B. Ignore the problem and hope it fixes itself

• C. Focus on getting away from work as quickly as possible

• D. Psychological safety is not important

In the article 'The Secret to Building High-performance Teams', which of the following types of tasks are considered best done by an individual?

• A. Tasks that requires a person with no friends at work to complete

• B. Tasks requiring a range of expertise and knowledge

• C. Tasks that require creativity and specialisted knowledge

• D. Tasks that require multiple perspectives

According to the TED talk 'How can groups make good decisions', which of the following is true about the process of arriving at the 'robust average'?

• A. Ignore those who are confident but have extreme views

• B. Ignore those who complain

• C. Ignore those who don't talk much at work

• D. Ignore those who work only on computers

According to the TED talk 'How can groups make good decisions', which groups were more likely to reach consensus?

• A. Those with members who were attending counselling sessions

• B. Those with members who were confident of their extreme views

• C. Those with members who were categorized as high-confident gray

• D. Those with members who were good at recycling and looking after the environment

According to the TED talk 'How can groups make good decisions', crowd sourced ideas do not work because of which of the following reasons? Choose all options that apply

• A. Perceptions and views can be easily influenced

• B. People are often scared of big crowds

• C. Smalls groups consider the views of all groups members

• D. It is easier to agree on simple facts rather than on social issues

Before leaders develop intercultural competence, they need to develop which of the following skills? Please choose the most correct answer. Check only one option

• A. Cultural appropriation skills

• B. Strong presentation skills

• C. Strong reading and writing skills

• D. Intercultural sensitivity skills

Which of the following Hofstede's dimensions relates to the way a society approaches hierarchies?

• A. Uncertainty avoidance

• B. Masculinity

• C. Power distance

• D. Collectivism

The GLOBE project focused on which of the following Hofstede's dimensions?

• A. Masculinity

• B. Long term orientation

• C. Collectivism

• D. Power distance

How many leadership styles did the GLOBE project identify?

• A. 123

• B. 2

• C. 6

• D. 134

Which of the following stages in the model of culture shock adjustment discussed under the topic of expatriation correspond to a situation where expatriates experience overwhelming emotions and become infatuated with the language, people and food in their new surroundings?

• A. The 'self-actualized' stage

• B. The cultural appreciation stage

• C. The honeymoon stage

• D. The infatuation stage