RAT 1 Ch. 4 Understanding Team Processes and Group Cohesion

What are the basic building blocks of successful team performance?

• Motivation, Group dynamics, Role flexibility, Team communication

• Motivation, Group cohesion, Role assignments, Task and social behaviors

• Motivation, Individual competition, Task delegation, Team learning

• Motivation, Group cohesion, Task interdependence, Individual rewards

What is the phenomenon of social loafing in a team?

• Individual contributions are less identifiable in group tasks

• Team members work harder in a team than individually

• Team members compete with each other in a team

• Team members are more motivated in a team than individually

What are the ways of reducing social loafing in a team?

• Developing challenging tasks, Improving the reward system, Fostering team efficacy

• Encouraging free riders, Reducing team learning, Decreasing role assignments

• Increasing individual competition, Reducing team cohesion, Decreasing task interdependence

• Promoting social loafing, Reducing team commitment, Decreasing individual effort

What is the advantage of cohesion in a team?

• It leads to social loafing in a team

• It causes performance problems in a team

• It enables the team to perform better

• It decreases motivation in a team

What is the dual sense of responsibility in a team?

• To be responsible for both their own work and the work of other team members

• To be responsible for the leader's decisions

• To be responsible for individual performance only

• To be responsible for team performance only

What is the impact of group cohesion on team performance?

• It only impacts team performance when the task requires low levels of interaction

• It has no impact on team performance

• It has a positive impact on team performance, particularly for smaller teams

• It has a negative impact on team performance

What are the factors enhancing task and social cohesion?

• Fostering acceptance of individual goals and promoting competition

• Implementing transformational leadership training to promote competition

• Encouraging individualism and competition among team members

• Promoting teamwork and establishing high performance expectations

What are the negative outcomes of role stress?

• Increased commitment to the organization and job satisfaction

• Decreased turnover intention and feelings of anxiety

• Improved job performance and feelings of competence

• Emotional exhaustion and reduced involvement with teammates

What is the role of a timekeeper in a team meeting?

• To remind the team when it has used the time allotted for an agenda item

• To provide social recognition and encouragement

• To take notes on the meeting

• To manage the structure of the meeting

What is the right mix of task and social behaviors based on the maturity level of a team?

• Teams in the forming stage must engage in more social-oriented behaviors to develop the social relations of the group

• Teams should spend about 80% of their time working on social behaviors

• Teams in the performing stage will be dominated by social-oriented behaviors

• Teams in the forming stage should engage in more task-oriented behaviors