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49 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following statements about teams and workgroups is true?
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• Teams are better than work groups when the task is complex and sophisticated
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A task is considered complex when:
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• It involves a lot of uncertainty about possible outcomes
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Which of the following is a characteristic of teams?
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• They have clear task objectives
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Which of the following statements about team size is true |
Should reflect nature of the task |
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Which of the following is the best example of a vertical team?
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• Teams composed of a manager and his or her subordinates in the formal chain of command, usually in one functional department• Kevin, a manager in the marketing department, had Jim and Jake, team members from the same department, reporting to him on the progress of an ongoing project
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Which of the following best describes collocated teams?
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• Teams that use a significant amount of face-to-face communication to make operating decisions. They operate in close proximity to one another, engage in a lot of social interaction, and provide quick feedback on the team’s progress to one another.
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Which of the following is the best example of a geographically distributed team?
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• Sam, Ben, and Nick are team members working from three different locations on the same project, relying mainly on telephone calls and emails to interact with each other
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Which of the following is the best example of a team in the storming stage of development?
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• A team with members arguing with each other due to interpersonal issues arising from differences in the perspectives of each team member
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Kevin is leading a team whose members came together and got to know about their tasks and responsibilities, and got an idea about each of their team member’s competencies. Which of the following should Kevin typically do during this stage of team development?
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· Provide resources
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Which of the following is one of the main components of a team process?
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• Constructive conflict
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For teams to be considered effective,They must do these three things,
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• They must satisfy team members*
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The boundary manager determines:
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• How the team will work with clients, upper management, and others who have an interest in the team’s performance
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Refers to the desire, stimulus, or incentive to pursue a particular course of action.
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• Motivation
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Which of the following is an extrinsic reward?
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• Job security
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The study of the incentives and needs that motivate people to perform in a certain way are called _____ theories of motivation.
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• Content
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Which of the following statements about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is true?
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• Lower-order needs must be satisfied before higher-order needs to be addressed
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The acronym ERG in Alderfer’s theory of motivation refers to:
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• Existence (basic physical needs)• Relatedness (connection with others)• Growth (personal development)
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The management in an organization wanted to reduce employee turnover by increasing their job satisfaction. Therefore, they provided employees with a safe work environment and a sense of job security. However, the turnover rate did not decrease even after implementing these changes. During exit interviews, the employees complained that they do not have any opportunities for achievement and personal recognition. From this scenario, according to Herzberg’s theory, it can be understood that:
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• The organizational falls short of motivators
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Edwin, a top manager in a bureaucratic organization, often engages in persuading employees while making decisions and focuses more on his team and provides extra coaching to employees. He also maintains a good reputation both inside and outside the organization. Based on 2lelland’s acquired needs theory, it can be inferred that Edwin is an example of _____.
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• The socialized power oriented manager
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To fulfill employees’ drive to defend, managers should:
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• Increase transparency of all processes
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Maria and Jose have worked together in the same office in the same position for quite some time. They have similar educational backgrounds and have been in the job for about the same period of time. Maria works extremely hard and often notices that Jose is taking long breaks and not putting in the same effort as she is. Thus, when she learns that Jose is paid $8000, more than what she earns, she gets very upset and decides to reduce her effort and take long breaks as well. Which of the following theories explains this behavior?
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• Equity theory
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Of the three variables of expectancy theory, valence includes:
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• The evaluation of whether the available outcomes are attractive to the employee
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Which of the following statements best describes the theory of operant conditioning?
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• The theory that both positive and negative reinforcement increases behavior while punishment and extinction decrease behavior
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According to Douglas McGregor, managers who conform to Theory X:
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• Tend to believe that employees are principally motivated by extrinsic rewards, especially compensation
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Which of the following is a characteristic of an organization’s climate with high employee engagement?
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• Training and development
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Identify a personal aspect that influences communication.
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• Approach
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Which of the following distorts the sender’s intent or the receiver’s interpretation in the communication process?
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• The noise
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Which of the following statements about verbal communication is true?
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• The use of sounds, letters, words, pictures and symbols to convey a message
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____ refers to the amount of control an individual attempts to exercise in communication situations.
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• Directness
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Which of the following individuals is the best example of a passive listener?
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• Maria avoids making verbal/non verbal responses when someone is talking
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Attentive listeners:
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• Tend to listen to instructions, briefings, and other important information without performing other tasks
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of the ladder of inference?
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• Biased thought processes
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In supportive communication, deflecting involves:
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• Relating similar experiences
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Of the three elements of communication, ethos refers to:
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• Credibility of the speaker or the communicator
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Which of the following principles should be used by managers to enhance their use of persuasion?
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• Repeat the message personally and consistently
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Stephen is a team lead in an organization that is currently laying off its employees due to some recent events. Stephen has to inform George, who has been in the organization for quite some time, that he has been laid off. Which of the following communication media must Stephen use to convey this message to George?
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• In person meeting
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Which of the following refers to the formal and informal connections through which individuals use their relationships with others to send and receive messages?
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• Communication networks
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_____ refers to the activities associated with developing and managing relationships that are critical to a person’s ability to accomplish tasks and develop personally and professionally.
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• Networking
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Which of the following statements about interpersonal networks is true?
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• Interpersonal networks are networks of relationships that develops across functions to accomplish tasks quickly
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Which of the following networks is the best example of a communication network?
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• In a restaurant
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Which of the following statements about communication networks is true?
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• Formal and informal connections through which individuals use their relationships with others to send and receive messages• Can identify some gaps in information flow
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Advice networks in organizations allows employees to:
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• Get help from others to solve problems and to receive information
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Which of the following is one of the conceptions of centrality?
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• Closeness
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The act of leveraging network position to connect people who are not otherwise connected to one another to generate and control information is called _____.
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• Brokerage
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Non-redundant contacts:
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• Allow individuals to bridge structural holes
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According to David Krackhardt, the components of strong ties are:
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• Interaction, affection, and time
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Which of the following statements about the strength of ties is true?
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• Unlike strong ties, weak ties provide individuals with exposure to novel information
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Which of the following, if true, is one of the six myths that exist about the best ways to build useful networks?
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• I already know what is going on in my network
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Dolly has arranged for a get-together in her house for which she invited all her friends. Most of her friends were meeting the others in the group for the first time. Moreover, they were from diverse backgrounds with differing interests and experiences. Though all were not known to each other, all were known to Dolly. From this description of Dolly, it can be inferred that Dolly is:
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• Good at forging better connections
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