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For teams to be effective, you have to start with a firm foundation and quality inputs.

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A behavior, rule, or standard expected to be followed by the group is called a __________.


A) law
B) cohesive component
C) decision
D) norm

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Quality circles are a form of self-managing teams.

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Sue was assigned to do a team project as part of her college management course. However, she quickly learned that if she did not participate, the other team members would pick up her share. Sue is guilty of __________.


A) social loafing
B) malpractice
C) team depression
D) groupthink

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Fortunately, at its core, conflict does not involve disagreements between people.

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__________ is a disagreement over issues of substance and/or an emotional antagonism.


A) Avoidance
B) Conflict
C) Competition
D) Opposition

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State and define the outputs of effective teams.

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The outputs of effective teams are task ...

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Teams that have the authority to make decisions about how they share and complete their work are called __________.


A) quality circles
B) informal groups
C) employee involvement teams
D) self-managing teams

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In a __________ network, all members can communicate directly with each other.


A) vertically integrated
B) decentralized communication
C) centralized
D) closed

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A collection of people with complementary skills who regularly interact to pursue common goals is called a(n) __________.


A) formal group
B) informal group
C) team
D) committee

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Team performance is affected by task and __________ roles.


A) gatekeeping
B) encouraging
C) self-confessing
D) maintenance

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Organizations are permeated with informal groups that form as a result of natural or spontaneous relationships among group members.

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Since positive performance norms are instrumental in achieving high performance, all of the following would support positive performance norms EXCEPT:


A) members acting as positive role models.
B) training new members in the desired behaviors.
C) allowing the leader to make individual decisions to avoid conflict.

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The conflict management style of __________ may be used when quick and decisive action is vital or when unpopular actions must be taken.


A) accommodation
B) competition
C) collaboration
D) avoidance

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An effective team requires high levels of task performance, __________, and team effectiveness.

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membership...

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__________ is the creation of a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Departments, teams, work units, and divisions are all __________.*


A) informal groups
B) virtual networks
C) unofficial teams
D) formal teams

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The process of people actively working together to accomplish common goals is called __________.


A) delegation
B) teamwork
C) job sharing
D) cross fertilization

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The outputs of effective teams are task performance, member satisfaction, and __________.


A) team viability
B) team size
C) conflict
D) values

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The conflict management style of compromise may be used to arrive at temporary settlements of complex issues or to arrive at expedient solution when time is limited.

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