8. Use the information given below to answer the questions that follow. You have been assigned a team project. You are concerned about this project because your grades depend upon the performance of the team. Most of the team members are hard-working and committed. However, you have one team member, Heidi, who feels that the course is not important, and that she has better things to do. Heidi has decided to let the others do the work. Also, there are some team members who are motivated to work hard as long as everyone is together but do not work well on their own.

In this scenario, which of the following do the students who perform well only when the group works together exemplify? a. Fundamental attribution error

b. Social facilitation effect

c. Groupthink d. Cooptation

e. Cognitive dissonance

9.

At a business convention, you meet the managers of many organizations. You find that they hold different job titles. Paul is the vice president for human resources at his company and Amanda is the regional vice president for eastern United States at her firm. Derek is the coordinator for sales and he reports to his marketing supervisor as well as to his department supervisor.

Derek works for a _____ organization.

a. divisional

b. traditional

c. matrix

d. functional

e. network

10. Use the information given below to answer the questions that follow. At a management retreat, people are talking about the leadership theories they prefer. Ralph says that his favorite leadership perspective is the one that assumes that leaders are born, not made. Anna, on the other hand, has found that her most effective style of leadership is to capitalize on the fact that she arouses a sense of excitement in her employees, who genuinely like and admire her and want to follow her lead. Robin says that his favorite theory recognizes the fact that the style of leadership to be used depends on the state of affairs. He explains that the theory he favors suggests looking before one leads.

Anna prefers the _____ approach to leadership.

a. transactional

b. behavioral

c. situational

d. trait

e. charismatic

11. Use the information given below to answer the questions that follow. You and your classmates decide to form a management club at your university. The following are the steps that took place in the evolution of the club: Initially, the members meet to decide the role and the agenda of the club. Many great ideas are put forth, and enthusiasm is high. A few meetings later, things are quite different. Individuals who had original ideas fight for their agenda and tempers flare. Some individuals try to gain leadership positions in the club and the competition for the post is high. After a few weeks of conflict, the members realize that if they don't work together, nothing will get done. The leadership roles have been decided now and group members begin to bond. By the end of the first semester, the group works in full

At which stage of team development is the management club in when the club's members are in conflict?

a. Forming

b. Declining

c. Storming

d. Performing

e. Norming