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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of virtual teams?

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Virtual team members have great flexibil...

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Which accurately represents the three interrelated processes included in the ASA model?


A) attraction-solution-attrition
B) attrition-solution-apathy
C) attraction-selection-apathy
D) attraction-selection-attrition

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Team ______ are important for effective teams because they equip the team members with the tools to successfully perform their roles.


A) resources
B) tasks
C) systems
D) interdependencies

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Each member is asked the same question in relation to a work issue and requested to write as many answers as possible. Answers are read aloud and recorded for discussion. Then, the ideas are put to the vote. No criticism or judgment of any ideas is allowed. This describes which type of team decision-making?


A) nominal group technique
B) Delphi technique
C) intuitive technique
D) rational decision-making technique

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Which element below is defined as generating creative, spontaneous ideas from all members of a group without making any initial criticism or judgment of them?


A) group effectiveness
B) brainstorming
C) social facilitation
D) groupthink

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A cross-functional team consists of a small group of workers who come together for a set amount of time to discuss and resolve specific issues.

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Charlotte and Chloe are part of a sales team that work together to reach the sales goals by splitting up tasks. Both Chloe and Charlotte want to be seen as the team lead. As a result, they often embarrass themselves in front of potential clients. This team is in which stage of group development?


A) forming
B) storming
C) norming
D) adjourning

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Adam needs to generate ideas to find a solution to his problem. He has decided to ask the same question to each of his department heads. Each department head needs to write down as many answers as possible. He then goes over the answers and takes some time to discuss the ideas without criticism. He then puts the ideas up to a vote. Adam has used which type of team decision approach?


A) brainstorming
B) Delphi technique
C) nominal group technique
D) problem-solving technique

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Which term below usually consists of three or more people who work independently to attain organizational goals?


A) job sharing
B) group
C) team
D) flextime

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Which type of team expects members to make decisions without consulting higher management?


A) cross-functional team
B) self-managing team
C) problem-solving team
D) virtual team

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Yuki has realized how to work with Jane. It was difficult at first because he did not understand her quiet nature. It was hard to get her to open up about her ideas and to work with him. Once he understood where she was coming from, they became more productive group members. Yuki's team is in which stage of group development?


A) forming
B) storming
C) norming
D) adjourning

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Which of the following is a result of organizational restructuring and downsizing?


A) less collaboration
B) increased decentralization
C) less efficient organizational structures
D) less productive organizational structures

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Soneybucks has created a taskforce to write a new employee manual. The taskforce was given a deadline 6 weeks after the time they were introduced to the project. They are now 4 weeks into the project. According to the punctuated equilibrium model, the taskforce is likely to ____.


A) still be performing at a low level
B) performing at a level that has been consistent throughout the duration of the taskforce
C) have already completed their project
D) have already transitioned to a higher performance level

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Matteo has been asked to be part of a team whose duties include assessing why the distribution department has been taking a loss the past three quarters and trying to find a solution. Matteo has been asked to join a ______.


A) cross-functional team
B) self-managing team
C) problem-solving team
D) virtual team

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Which of the following is accurate regarding the order of the stages of group formation according to Tuckman's model?


A) forming, storming, norming, performing
B) forming, norming, storming, performing
C) forming, performing, norming, storming
D) storming, forming, norming, performing

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When a team reaches the ______ stage of group development, there tends to be high loyalty and trust between members?


A) adjourning
B) storming
C) norming
D) performing

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The ASA model introduced by Benjamin Schneider is a psychological theory that states that people are functions of three interrelated dynamic processes: attraction, seduction, and attrition, all of which influence organizational culture.

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Organizations value which team model because it saves on travel costs by eliminating in-person meetings and allows for greater sharing of information between employees from different countries?


A) cross-functional team
B) self-managing team
C) problem-solving team
D) virtual team

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The group development stage that is described as a period in which the team becomes invested in achieving its goals and operates as a unit is called ______.


A) adjourning
B) storming
C) norming
D) performing

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Which of the following is an accurate conclusion from the recent study called Project Aristotle by Google?


A) Dysfunctional teams typically failed because of member skill level.
B) Teams that succeeded were made-up of people with higher than average IQs.
C) Dysfunctional teams failed because of wrong norms.
D) Having intelligent team members results in positive norms.

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