1. Decision by authority rule is being used when two or three people can dominate the majority or railroad the majority into agreeing to a solution.

True

False

1 points

Question 72

1. As a cause of conflict, role ambiguities involve unclear job expectations and other task uncertainties that increase the likelihood of people working at cross-purposes.

True

False

1 points

Question 73

1. Which of the following would contribute to a high performing team?

		Team member being expert in a task
		Team members being fully aware of how their job fits into the team task
		Team members understanding their tasks are interdependent in achieving shared goals
		All of the above
		None of the above

1 points

Question 74

1. All of the following are examples of the usefulness of teams EXCEPT:

		More resources for problem solving
		Improved creativity
		Higher motivation
		Better control and work discipline
		Complete elimination of personality conflicts

1 points

Question 75

1. All of the following statements accurately describe problems that are typically associated with meetings EXCEPT:

		The meeting is too long.
		The discussion lacks candour; people are unwilling to tell the truth.
		The right information isnt available, so decisions get postponed.
		Things never get better and work never gets done.
		People gain understanding of issues and one another.

1 points

Question 76

1. __________ are ones that emerge within organizations from spontaneous relationships among people rather than being officially created by the organization to serve an essential purpose.

		Informal groups.
		Psychological groups.
		Aggregate groups.
		Emergent groups.
		Ad hoc groups.

1 points

Question 77

1. Frank works in the downtown office of a large consulting firm. Joe, Steve, and Michele work in a branch office in a northwest suburb. Joan and David work in a branch office in an eastern suburb. When these people collectively work on problems and try to figure out solutions that they all can accept, they sit down at their computer terminals and communicate with each other through a special software program that guides their discussion. These people are operating as __________.

		A free riding group.
		An informal group.
		A human network.
		A virtual team.
		Task-focused problem solvers.

1 points

Question 78

1. An effective team is defined as one that __________.

		Achieves and maintains high levels of task performance.
		Achieves and maintains member satisfaction.
		Remains viable for the future.
		All of the above.
		None of the above.