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Question 51

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As group size increases,all of the following occur EXCEPT:

A) members are likely to think their individual contributions are not very important.
B) identifying individual contributions becomes more difficult.
C) the chances of social loafing increase.
D) group cohesiveness increases.
E) communication becomes more difficult.

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In general,higher group cohesiveness is associated with:

A) large groups.
B) similarity among group members.
C) high organizational identity.
D) decreasing groupthink.
E) greater deviance.

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When a member's deviant behavior leads to a positive change in the group norm,it suggests that some deviant behavior can be functional for groups.

Teams that rarely interact with each other on a face-to-face basis are referred to as:

Teams that are empowered to take responsibility for acting autonomously in order to complete identifiable pieces of work are referred to as:

When leaders emerge naturally in a group,they are often referred to as formal leaders.

John who is part of the R&D team at Digital World has been a key player in formulating new ideas and strategies.His contribution has resulted in more clients and higher production rates.Of late,John has not been regularly attending team meetings and even if he does,he leaves midway.Which of the following best describes John?

Virtual teams cannot include members who are not employees of the organization.

Clearly communicating to group members why each person's contributions are valuable to the group is an effective way to reduce or eliminate social loafing.

All teams are groups,but not all groups are teams.Discuss the two characteristics that distinguish "teams" from "groups."

Large groups have better communication and coordination of activities than do small groups.

A member of a task force does not do much work related to the goals of the task force.This member is confident that the other members of the task force "will take up the slack." This group member is exhibiting:

Informal groups of workers who socialize with one another on the job are known as friendship groups.

All teams are groups and all groups are teams.

A marketing manager who is a member of a task force for new product development is expected to represent the marketing department's concerns to the task force.Which of the following best describes the expectation?

Daniel is the vice president of marketing and sales of an insurance company that sells workers' compensation insurance within the state of California.Recently,the company has identified problems of cost control in all of its offices.Daniel formed a team composed of the sales managers of all the four regions,along with some staff members from the company's informational technology and administration departments,to study the problem and make recommendations.Which of the following statements about this team is NOT true?

Managers should let employees know that there are always ways to improve group processes and performance levels.

Joanna,a manager,is responsible for organizing a team for the development of a new product.What is the MOST important thing that Joanna should do if she wants to create synergy in this team?

When Mark recently left town on personal work,members of his team at The Beat did not have issues getting in touch with him because he had left a number on which they could call in case of an emergency.This arrangement is known as:

Which of the following groups is also a team?