Comm 1050 Chapters 9 & 10: Groups & Leaders; Workplace Comm

A leader who cares most about making group members feel at ease and pleased with the decisions that are made is ______.

• relational

• socioemotional

• charismatic

• task-oriented

Which of the following is true about formal groups?

• They are task-oriented.

• Membership is loosely defined.

• They usually occur online.

• They aim to raise consciousness.

The notion that everyone in a group relies on one another to do a specific part of the overall job is called ______.

• groupthink

• cohesiveness

• groupwork

• interdependence

______ are the cells of group members who often complain about not being treated well, being excluded, or not being given the respect they deserve.

• Outliers

• Out-groups

• In-groups

• Groupthinkers

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a successful group?

• Interdependence

• Cohesiveness

• Groupthink

• Task-oriented leadership

The culture of a workplace is created by its people and is best understood by studying the relationships by which they are ______.

• controlled

• solidified

• managed

• transacted

A workplace that is viewed as being stifling, manipulative, and authoritative may be considered a(n) ______.

• instrument of domination

• restrictive entity

• corrupt environment

• 
  toxic environment

You can still express your own personality when presenting your ______ face.

• uniform

• borderline

• everyday

• professional

The information you received from your parents about working is part of ______ socialization.

• familial anticipatory

• anticipatory

• vocational

• vocational anticipatory

Which of the following metaphors for organizations refers to the idea that workplaces are standardized by repetition, specialization, or predictability?

• Community metaphors

• Organic metaphor

• Cultural metaphors

• Machine metaphors