MGMT20001 - Teams Quiz

Description:

Please answer all questions in succession.

In relation to teamwork, "synergy" refers to:

the strength of team's social bonds
the level of team commitment
a team's collective capabilites being greater than the sum of its parts
team spirit or solidarity
the effectiveness of the team's leadership

When understanding the meaning of "discipline" in a group context, it is helpful to consider:

a person's conduct
a person's values
how membership of a group affects a person's identity
how membership of a group allows a person to exercise influence over others
all of the above

In Tuckman's Model, "Storming" and "Norming"

involve a transition from independence to interdependence
are when conflict is likely to break out
are when agreement is likely to break out
are the stages when a team works on its task
are the stages when the team ignores matters of "maintenance" or "process"

Persick's Punctuated Equilibrium model is a more realistic view of team dynamics when:

The team has plenty of time to work on getting its processes right
when it has to make far-reaching decisions
when there is a lot of conflict in the team
when the team can't agree on a leader
when there isn't much time for the team to solve a problem

In a situation of "Groupthink," the role of "Mindguards" is to:

protect the leader
challenge assumptions
keep everyone to the timetable
make sure that dissenting voices aren't heard
raise the alarm when things are going wrong

The Ringelmann Effect refers to:

the effect that the coordination of effort in a team has on its performance
the fact that a team's effort does not increase in proportion to its size
the fact that a team's effort does increase in proportion to its size
bullying in teams
when a collective work product is difficult to measure

According to Barry's Model of Distributed Leadership, in problem solving teams finding solutions involves:

ORGANIZING & SPANNING leadership
SPANNING leadership
SOCIAL & ENVISIONING leadership
ORGANIZING & ENVISIONING leadership
SPANNING & ENVISIONING leadership