Ravi is hard working, task-oriented and risk taker. He is part of a group of 10 MBA students working on a group assignment. The group has worked well as a team in other courses. As the deadline approaches and the pile of work accumulates, the group begins to feel the pressure and getting rather desperate. In the last group meeting Ravi offers to tap a source he knows who can prepare the report for the group for a price. He knows the risk involved if the group is discovered with plagiarism but he feels emboldened to take the risk. What phenomenon is operating?

Select one:

a. Groupthink

b. Elastic ethics

c. Malleable morals

d. Groupshift

Vira is conservative, risk averse and conscientious. He is part of a group of 10 MBA students working on a group assignment. The group has worked well as a team in other courses. As the deadline approaches and the pile of work accumulates, the group begins to feel the pressure and in the last group meeting everyone wants to get inspired from similar reports floating in the internet. In other words copy. Vira really wanted to submit original work, but he doesnt say anything in spite of knowing the risk involved if the group is discovered with plagiarism. He feels uncomfortable about the decision but doesnt want to break the harmony of the group. What phenomenon is operating?

Select one:

a. Elastic ethics

b. Malleable morals

c. Groupshift

d. Groupthink

As a new joinee in an organization you feel free to disagree with a senior manager in a meeting. You are most likely living in a/an ______________ cultural environment.

Select one:

a. colllectivist

b. all of the above

c. individualistic

d. feminine

Research indicates that team cohesion is higher in terms of female team leaders, when teams are larger and more functionally diverse.

Select one:

True

False