Teamwork & Worker Relations February Quiz

What is a Team?

• A group of people working on different things.

• A group of people where one member does all the work. 

• A group of people where one member makes all the decisions.

• A team is a small group of people working together for a common purpose.

What is teamwork?

• A group of people working individually

• A group of people working together to achieve shared goals

• A group of people with no common objectives

• A group of people competing with each other

What is a key benefit of a teamwork approach?

• There is no central coordination to team processes

• More inputs and ideas can be put into the decision-making process

• Some weaker members may be carried by harder-working ones

• Decision-making may take longer

What is a non-financial work incentive?

• Bonus

• Commission payments

• Fringe-benefits

• Profit sharing

Which of the following is a guideline for establishing good relations between management and staff?

• Leaders should encourage employees to talk and be good listeners

• Leaders should use an autocratic style of leadership

• Trade union activities must be carried out on the company’s time

• Workers must constantly be reminded about the hierarchical position in the firm

What is a financial strategy used to motivate employees in business?

• Sponsorships or subsidies

• Free tickets for events

• Scholarships

• Commission payments for people who work in sales jobs

Which of the following is an advantage of teamwork in the workplace?

• Team working sometimes give rise to more disagreement and opposition

• Team members benefit from sharing ideas and the pooling of expertise teaches new skills

• Hardworking members may feel that they are having to carry “lazier” ones

• Decisions may be arrived at more slowly because of the bigger range of inputs

What is a disadvantage of teamwork in the workplace?

• A team will have far more skills and experience than one person working alone

• Teams can build things far more quickly than individuals

• Decisions may be arrived at more slowly because of the bigger range of inputs

• Weaknesses in a plan can be highlighted through discussion

Which of the following is a financial strategy to motivate employees in business?

• Performance rates

• Workers must be aware of the procedures for dealing with disputes

• Free meals or transportation home from work

• Leaders should encourage employees to talk and be good listeners

What is a practical step to create more powerful teams?

• Maintain poor communication with the workers

• Provide uninteresting work through job enrichment

• Ignore workers’ views and problems

• Encourage two-way communications