MGT 420 Topic 4 - Adaptive Practice
Course : Grand Canyon
Contributed : Anita Paudel
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- Question: One effective way a company can attempt to curb social loafing is to
- Question: Francine and two other coworkers are assigned to evaluate a process and prepare a report. Francine has a lot of other assignments, so she explains this to her coworkers and lets them write the report. This illustrates
- Question: The Improvement Process Project has input from four department leaders in the company. The suggestions conflict with one another, as each suggestion favors the department leader’s concerns for their workgroup. Which is the best situation to help the department leaders gain consensus?
- Question: A new, pressing issue with a failed marketing campaign has surfaced. It needs to be handled as quickly and ably as possible. What kind of team would handle this situation most effectively?
- Question: In what way can informal groups help improve the functioning of the formal networks of the organization?
- Question: A long-standing team of six employees at MegaCorp has shown a great deal of synergy. What do you predict will happen if another six new employees are added to the team?
- Question: Anna knows her coworkers’ contributions to the project are more valuable to the organization, so she doesn’t offer her ideas to the team. This situation is an
- Question: Kelly Balloons needs to decrease their workforce, but hopes not to lose their teams’ synergy and efficiency. Which of the following would be the most effective proposal?
- Question: Jayson is the charge nurse on a hospital unit. Although many of his duties are administrative, he regularly cares for patients when the unit gets busy. At these times, Jayson is acting in the role of
- Question: At ABC Inc., a dozen members of the R&D department are charged with finding the next drug for clinical trials. This is an example of
- Question: At MegaCorp, the improving economy has resulted in company growth. As a result, the research and development department will be hiring a large number of new employees. What type of team would you propose to handle this?
- At MegaCorp, cost-cutting measures have not been very successful. Very few new ideas are being put forward and there is no inter-departmental cooperation. What type of team would you propose handle this?
- Question: Nationwide Sales-R-Us is preparing to hold all of its national sales meetings online in order to minimize the costs of the gatherings. Which options are most important for the company to ensure that its sales force retains the solidarity of purpose for which the company has been known?
- Question: Which of the following is most likely to increase if a departmental team is changed to a cross-functional team?
- Question: Oscar was assigned to a team with members from accounting, manufacturing, engineering, and marketing to brainstorm new products. This illustrates a
- Question: Allamander Inks wants to increase its employees’ sense of participation in the company as well as trim its budget. Which of the following would be the most effective proposal?
- Question: Employee dissatisfaction and turnover is a major management headache for Blankguard Industries. Exit interviews indicate that many employees think they are in dead-end jobs despite the better-than-average compensation.
- Question: What can management do to improve employee loyalty to the company?
- Question: Which of the following is a difference between a committee and a task force?
- Question: A has tasks without a specific endpoint. In contrast, a has responsibilities with specific endpoints. Choose your answer here
- Question: A group convened for a specific purpose that disbands after completing its task is a(n)
- Question: Deidra’s production team gets together for lunch once a week to talk and air any grievances.
- Question: If a team with positive norms develops a high cohesiveness, what would be the expected result?
- Question: An interacting team environment is characteristic of a communication network.
- Question: Which of the following would describe a team with cohesiveness?
- Question: Harriet is the leader for her quality team. When problems or tasks are communicated to her, she distributes information to the appropriate team member. This is an example of
- Question: Which of the following is an example of a restricted communication network?
- Question: During the initial formation of the team, the members took time to define the effort and performance contributions expected of team members. Which of the following did the team establish?
- Question: How would you organize a team to review current performance evaluation practices at New Age Beverage, a large company that creates, develops, bottles and distributes a variety of refreshing drinks?
- Question: Which of the following would result in low performance?
- Question: When deciding where to go for the annual sales meeting, each member of the outside sales team got to vote for either Hollywood or New York. This is an example of decision by
- Question: When all the team members agree on the course of action they will take, this is called consensus.
- Question: Fester is a member of a committee researching new plant sites.
- Question: After disagreement and discussion, most of the committee agrees upon a location in the South. This illustrates decision by
- Question: One group makes decisions by unanimity; another group makes decisions by authority rule. What is similar about these groups?
- Question: At a recent team meeting, Aaron offered mild dissent about the course of action proposed by the team leaders. His comments elicited disapproving stares and strong condemnation from the other members. Aaron was most likely a victim of
- Question: How do self-censorship and mind guarding differ?
- Question: Rachel is head of marketing at MegaCorp. Lately, her cohesive department has been showing a lack of creativity, presenting few options for projects and not being creative. What would you propose Rachel do?
- Question: Tyrell has received information about a possible choking hazard with the new toy line. He decides this information could disrupt the employees and does not share the information. This situation is an example of
- Question: As the head nurse of a critical care unit, you must ensure the smooth operation of the floor for best patient outcomes. Two of your team members are having a major conflict that is affecting the rest of the group. What should you do to propose consensus?
- Question: In groupthink, what is a similarity between illusions of invulnerability and belief in group morality?
- Question: When Lacy is more productive working with a team than on her own, she is
- Question: Which is an example of a team with effective task performance?
- Question: An effective team is one that achieves high levels of task performance, membership satisfaction, and
- Question: Work teams focus solely on work, not on any sort of social interactions.
- Question: Which of the following demonstrates a team with effective task performance, and why?
- Question: Which is an example of a team with high team viability?
- Question: Under what circumstances are odd-numbered teams preferable?
- Question: What is an example of a team that is effective in task performance?
- Question: Which of the following is the best example of a team that has a high level of synergy?
- Question: Depending on the purpose of a meeting, physical spaces can be designed or changed to create an arrangement most conducive to communication. This sometimes neglected part of communication involves
- Question: Which of the following office settings were designed by someone with knowledge of proxemics?
- Question: Select all that apply.
- Question: What is a similarity between Francel working little because he knows he can claim partial credit for his team’s work and Wendy refusing to work hard while her boss is not around?
- Question: Anita formed a writing critique group with two other writers. The group worked so well together that they decided to add three more members, but about two months after the new members joined, each of the original members is working less than they used to as individuals. The group is experiencing
- Question: What is a similarity between synergy and social facilitation?
- Question: What is a key difference between intra-sender and inter-sender role conflict?
- Question: What steps might a team leader take to prevent or reverse social loafing?
- Question: Which of these scenarios exemplifies proxemics?
- Question: Bart is a team leader at work. He notices that his team has a tendency for social loafing. What happens as the team gains members?
- Question: What does a team leader need to be alert for in the adjourning stage?
- Question: High-performance teams have the ability to perform well across a range of tasks, excelling not just once but consistently. This skill is called
- Question: Compared to forming, what is the distinguishing characteristic of norming?
- Question: Which of the following sequences is best suited to giving a presentation about a team in the norming stage of development?
- Question: Which statement best defines the forming stage?
- Question: Which statement expresses a universal truth for all team units?
- Question: Surgical teams must be extremely cohesive. However, tragic mistakes have occurred because a nurse or other member of the team did not speak up even after noticing troubling circumstances, such as medications, dosages, and so on. Which groupthink symptom does this resemble?
- Question: Carissa believes her team has achieved total integration. What does this tell you about her team?
- Question: Which situation is most typical of a performing stage?
- Question: A problem has arisen, but the team has a strategy and with some effort finds a solution. Pat’s team is starting to come together and really get work done. What do you think the team’s previous stage was like?
- Question: A new medical office that specializes in sports medicine decides to hold an open house for the citizens of the town. This is an example of what concept?
- Question: Luanne is scheduled to work next Saturday when her son graduates from high school. When her colleague Ricardo offers to take her shift that day, Luanne is surprised because she barely knows Ricardo.
- Question: Which of Luanne’s responses will help build a good relationship with Ricardo, in terms of the norm of reciprocity?
- Question: In the context of organizational behavior, which of the following is an example of a contractual exchange?
- Question: A high-quality LMX relationship has high levels of which of the following characteristics?
- Question: In the context of the norm of reciprocity, which of the following is an example of someone motivated by other interests?
- Question: Maria and Lacey have always worked well together. Recently, Lacey failed to reach a project deadline and the quality of the work was substandard. However, Maria, who was the Project Manager, allowed Lacey to correct the issues instead of replacing her. Maria chose this course of action due to Lacey’s past good work history. This is an example of Hollander’s idiosyncrasy credit theory, which means that
- Question: Why may Leonardo readily forgive his long-term, respected coworker Rebecca when she schemes to be assigned a better office space than him?
- Question: In a new relationship, how would you demonstrate immediacy?
- Question: Sue and Caroline are both sales associates at the same company, enjoy socializing with each other on the weekend, and have helped each other out with some difficult projects at work. One day, Sue shares information with a third person that Caroline told her in confidence.
- Question: After Sue apologizes, Caroline forgives her.
- Question: Which of the following can be said of this scenario?
- Question: In a new relationship, how do the members typically demonstrate equivalence? Which of the following is the best example of an expressive tie?
- Question: Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a homophily network?
- Question: What is the impact of networks on individual and team functioning?
- Question: Naji just attained his dream job of assistant basketball coach at a local university. At recent tournament games, Naji meets several coaches in similar positions. What has changed in terms of Naji’s employment network?
- Question: What is a similarity between Simmelian ties and expressive ties?
- Question: Which of the following is the best example of Simmelian ties?
- Question: Verlene is the administrative assistant for the English department at a small university. She is responsible for disseminating information from the dean to the faculty. Which of the following best describes her power within that network?
- Question: Which individual has the highest level of centrality?
- Question: What distinguishes Simmelian ties from expressive ties?
- Question: What term applies to a network of six people connected to one another?
- Question: Which of the following combinations BEST describes thriving?
- Question: Graeme and Raquel are working on a project for the Guiding Rail Agency that gives free train transportation to parents with sick children. Gladys and Craig are executives with Sky Hops, an organization that gives discounted plane tickets to terminally ill children’s parents or guardians. Graeme and Raquel have not met Gladys and Craig but would like to partner with them on their humanitarian venture. Because Graeme and Raquel are not specifically connected to Gladys and Craig, they can vary the framing and the timing of their meeting and correspondence. Graeme and Raquel can figure out how to effectively persuade and get Gladys and Craig involved in their endeavor. This process is MOST likely a (an)
- Question: Research indicates that networks can be used to advance one’s career in which way?
- Question: Which is true of a strong network?
- Question: What are the benefits of a strong network?
- Question: Dr. Raju, a guest speaker at a conference, spoke on the value of social networking. He told the story of Gina, a psychology student who had trouble finding a required internship to finish her degree. Everywhere she applied a rejection notice would follow. She finally went on her Instagram account and placed a video of her in action dealing with patients and posted her interest in an apprenticeship. She received multiple responses and chose to intern where she felt she would be the most needed. After she finished her stint, she was asked to stay and was promoted to a full-time counselor position. Which of the following BEST describes the most significant and tangible value of a social network in Dr. Raju’s vignette about Gina’s experience?
- Question: Which of the following BEST describes network closure?
- Question: Annica, Titan, and Teddy are colleagues who work at Sebastian Perfume Limited. All are hard workers and enjoy the fashion scene. They attend industry shows together where they can view the latest clothing lines. They drink the same coffee and regularly meet at the local donut shop to discuss new designs and accessorizing their wardrobes. This threesome would MOST likely be considered
