1. Question : A high-performing team can be created by doing the all of the following EXCEPT:
Student Answer: communicating high-performance standards.
having members spend time together.
creating a sense of urgency.
making sure members have the right skills.
ensuring that new information is kept to a minimum.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 2. Question : In coping with the challenge of entering a team, __________ are individuals who act in a passive, reflective, and even single-minded manner while struggling with the fit between individual goals and group directions.
Student Answer: friendly helpers.
tough battlers.
objective thinkers.
amiable entrants.
thoughtful newcomers.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 3. Question : The __________ to team building offers opportunities for intense and concentrated effort to examine group accomplishments and operations.
Student Answer: informal withdrawal approach.
privacy approach.
informal isolation approach.
formal seclusion approach.
formal retreat approach.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 4. Question : In the garbage can view of decision making, many problems go unsolved because decision makers __________ do all of the following EXCEPT:
Student Answer: cannot agree to match problems with solutions, make a choice, and implement the choice on a timely and consistent basis.
do not know how to resolve chronic problems.
do not want to solve chronic problems.
cannot make a choice.
cannot implement a decision on a timely and consistent basis.
Points Received: 0 of 1
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Question 5. Question : A decision maker tells subordinates that lunch schedule is needed and asks them when they would like to schedule their lunch and why before making a decision. This is an example of a ________________ decision.
Student Answer: groupthink
authority
consultative.
group
minority
Points Received: 0 of 1
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Question 6. Question : Each of the following is a characteristic of high-performance teams EXCEPT:
Student Answer: high-performance teams have strong core values.
high-performance teams turn a general sense of purpose into specific performance objectives.
high-performance teams have members who focus on individual effort and excellence.
members of high-performance teams have the right mix of skills.
high-performance teams possess creativity.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 7. Question : A key element in decision making under risk and uncertainty is __________.
Student Answer: discernment.
unrestrained rationality.
recognition.
intuition.
assimilation.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 8. Question : In regards to decision-making, the best teams __________________________.
Student Answer: let the smartest person in the group make most of the decisions.
stay together as a group all of the time because they work well together.
take a short time to make decisions.
do not limit themselves to just one decision-making method, using it over and over again regardless of circumstances.
do not encourage an exchange of ideas.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 9. Question : __________ directly contribute to the performance of important group tasks.
Student Answer: task activities.
assignment mandates.
directive activities.
responsibility activities.
maintenance activities.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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Question 10. Question : __________ is a sequence of planned activities designed to gather and analyze data on the functioning of a team and to initiate changes designed to improve teamwork and increase team effectiveness.
Student Answer: team enhancing.
team building.
team structuring.
team championing.
team organizing.
Points Received: 1 of 1
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