Chapter 1 Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

Making the Team, 6e (Thompson)

Chapter 1 Making the Team: A Guide for Managers

• Multiple Choice Questions

1) When it comes to teamwork, interdependence means:

• the team has an identifiable membership.
• only one individual in the group will assume responsibility for the project outcome.
• the success of individual efforts is the only important goal for members.
• team members cannot achieve their goals single-handedly.

Answer: D

Page Ref: 4

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

2) When it comes to membership, boundedness refers to the ________; stability refers to

________.

• limitations imposed by other members; nonmember view of financial stability of team

decisions

• amount of expertise of members; how concrete and available resources are to members
• team membership identifiability; the tenure of membership
• promises made by new members; the emotional fortitude of members

Answer: C

Page Ref: 4

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

3) With regard to the defining characteristics of a team, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

• teams exist to achieve a shared goal.
• team members are interdependent regarding the achievement of a goal.
• team members do not have the authority to manage their own work and internal processes.
• teams are bounded and stable over a period of time.

Answer: C

Page Ref: 4 & Ex. 1-1

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

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4) When we ask, "Why should organizations bother to build and maintain effective teams," all of the following challenges facing organizations might be addressed through teams EXCEPT: A)improving multi-generational collaboration and teaming.B)dealing with competition in one's industry.C)globalization.D)economic understanding.

Answer: D

Page Ref: 6-7

Diff: Moderate

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

5)In manager-led teams, the team members:

A)execute a task.B)monitor and manage the performance of the team.C)design the team as a performing unit.D)design the organizational context.

Answer: A

Page Ref: 12-13

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

• ) With regard to the characteristics of a manager-led team, all of the following are true

EXCEPT:

A)has a dedicated, full-time, higher-ranking supervisor.B)p rovides the organization with the most amount of control over the team and the work they perform.C)the members provide peer-feedback for one another.D)is a very efficient type of team because of the centrality of goals and control.

Answer: C

Page Ref: 12-13

Diff: Moderate

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

7) A team where a manager or a leader determines the overall purpose or goal of the team, but team members are at liberty to manage the means by which they meet that goal is called a: A)manager-lead team.B)self-managing team.C)self-directing team.D)self-governing team.

Answer: B

Page Ref: 13

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

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8) Self-directing teams are best suited for:

• people who cannot take direction.
• teams whose leaders are incompetent.
• complex, ill-defined, and ambiguous problems.
• simple, well-defined, and clear problems.

Answer: C

Page Ref: 15

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

9) Which type of team offers the most potential for innovation, can enhance goal commitment, and provides opportunities for organizational learning and change?

• Self-governing teams
• Manager-led teams
• Self-directing or self-designing teams
• Self-

managing or self-regulating teams

Answer: C

Page Ref: 15

Diff: Moderate

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

10) With regard to the disadvantages of self-directing teams, all of the following are true

EXCEPT:

• it is difficult to monitor the team's progress.
• the team can suffer from conforming too much to team leaders.
• teams of this type can be very costly to build.
• the team can suffer from marginalization and struggle with team legitimacy.

Answer: B

Page Ref: 15

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

11) All of the following are risks with self-governing teams EXCEPT:

• misdirection.
• team goals and interests may be at odds with organizational interests.
• poor decision-making due to lack of awareness to company goals and interests.
• poor potential in terms of team commitment and participation.

Answer: D

Page Ref: 16

Diff: Moderate

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Written and oral communication

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12) The misattribution error is the tendency for managers to attribute the causes of team failure to forces beyond their personal control. According to that definition, which of the following is a

misattribution error? Blaming an unsuccessful outcome on:

• lack of preparation.
• lack of knowledge.
• the competitive environment/marketplace.
• low motivation.

Answer: C

Page Ref: 17

Diff: Easy

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Ethical understanding and reasoning

13) In general, leaders who control all the details, manage all the key relationships in the team, have all the good ideas, and use the team to execute their plan are usually ________ and

________.

• overworked; underproductive
• successful; well rewarded
• well regarded; quickly promoted
• productive; well connected

Answer: A

Page Ref: 18

Diff: Moderate

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Interpersonal relations and teamwork

14) Which of the following is a way in which managers recognize their team-building responsibilities?

• Equate managing their team with managing individual people on the team.
• Rely on group-based forums for problem solving and diagnosis.
• Gain all of their feedback from one-on-one meetings with team members.
• Base their decisions on the limited information and resources.

Answer: B

Page Ref: 17

Diff: Moderate

Skill: Concept

AACSB: Application of knowledge

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