Question

1) Which of the following statements about groups is true?

A) The formal leader should never perform evaluator roles if group members fail to carry them out on time.

B) People who do not conform to group roles are given high status by the group.

C) People generally play one role consistently throughout their lives.

D) Only task roles are important to group effectiveness.

E) Many of the top 1,000 U.S. companies currently use some form of self-managed teams.

2) In which stage of the group development process is the group focused on solving task problems?

A) Conforming

B) Performing

C) Norming

D) Forming

E) Storming

3) A group member who says is performing a maintenance role.

A) "Last week we decided to table this agenda item. It's time now to address it again"

B) "What is the real issue here? It's time to move forward with this strategy."

C) "A goal of 150 per week sounds reasonable."

D) "We should take on this new and more challenging goal."

E) "Let me start by praising the various points of view."

4) Which of the following is true about social loafing?

A) Social loafers only affect the amount of work accomplished, not its quality.

B) Managers should remove all opportunities for socializing among team members.

C) Focusing exclusively on providing group rewards will reduce social loafing.

D) Free riders tend to disrupt the work of other team members.

E) Increasing the size of the group will reduce social loafing.

 

 

Answer 1

 

1. Many of the top 1000 US companies currently use some form of self-managed teams. Companies consider self-managed teams as they are quite innovative and their decision-making is quite effective.

Answer: Option E

2. Bruce Tuckman has stated 5 stages of team development- forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Usually, in the performing stage, the group starts focusing on solving task problems.

Answer: Option B

3. A member is considered to be performing a maintenance role in the group if he or she is trying to preserve the bond and relationships in the group. A group member who says, “ Let me start by praising the various points of view”, is a member who is performing a maintenance role in the group.

Answer: Option E

4. Social loafers are considered toxic for group efficiency. Social loafers are those members in the group who try to avoid or procrastinate their tasks and usually put in very little effort. Free riders, indeed tend to disrupt the work of other team members.

Answer: Option D