Toughest Management Exam: Quiz!

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1.

Jim Roth, dell worker, related to his factory team by doing what?
- A.
  
  Dressing down
- B.
  
  Talking about hobbies
- C.
  
  Get employees new headsets
- D.
  
  Talking about family
- E.
  
  All the above
2.

Jim Roth believed that business is all about social interaction.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

A __________ is a permanent group created to accomplish a number of organizational purposes within an indefinite time horizon.
- A.
  
  Informal or Interest Group
- B.
  
  Task group
- C.
  
  Funtional group
4.

__________is a group created by the organization to accomplish a relatively narrow range of purposes within a stated time horizon.
- A.
  
  Task group
- B.
  
  Informal/Interest Group
- C.
  
  Functional group
5.

Which of these is not a type of group in an organization?
- A.
  
  Cross-functional
- B.
  
  Functional
- C.
  
  Informal or Interest
- D.
  
  Task
6.

What is the most popular type of team that is comprised of knowledgeable workers who gather to solve a problem and then disband?
- A.
  
  Virtual team
- B.
  
  Problem solving team
- C.
  
  Work team
- D.
  
  Quality circle
- E.
  
  Management team
7.

Which team consists of managers from various functional areas who coordinate the work among other teams?
- A.
  
  Virtual team
- B.
  
  Problem solving
- C.
  
  Management team
- D.
  
  Work team
- E.
  
  Quality circle
8.

A team in which a member may enter and leave the network as needed and may take turns serving as a leader.
- A.
  
  Work
- B.
  
  Quality circle
- C.
  
  Management team
- D.
  
  Problem-solving team
- E.
  
  Virtual team
9.

Which team is responsible for the daily work of the team and are self-managers when empowered?
- A.
  
  Virtual teams
- B.
  
  Management teams
- C.
  
  Quality circle
- D.
  
  Work teams
- E.
  
  Problem-solving teams
10.

Self-managed work teams are a Deming concept and are constantly growing in popularity.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

This type of team, declining in popularity, is comprised of workers and supervisors that meet to discuss workplace problems.
- A.
  
  Quality circles
- B.
  
  Work teams
- C.
  
  Management team
- D.
  
  Virtual team
- E.
  
  Problem solving team
12.

What is the reason people join groups?
- A.
  
  Goal accomplishment-the groups goals motivate people to join
- B.
  
  Personal identity-we have confidence and are convinced by what they say
- C.
  
  Affiliation-to gain friendship, social stimulation, personal acceptance
- D.
  
  Emotional support-help cope with pressures of every day life
- E.
  
  All the above
13.

What is the correct order for the stages of group development?
- A.
  
  Norming, forming, adjourning, performing, storming
- B.
  
  Forming, adjourning, performing, storming, norming
- C.
  
  Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
- D.
  
  Adjourning, forming, storming, performing, norming
14.

This stage of group development attempts to define a task and how it will be accomplished through discussion of task-related concepts.
- A.
  
  Norming/differentiation
- B.
  
  Performing/collaboration
- C.
  
  Adjourning/separation
- D.
  
  Forming/orientation
- E.
  
  Storming/confrontation
15.

This stage of group development is when they consciously decide to disband and there is a sense of closure.
- A.
  
  Norming/differentiation
- B.
  
  Forming/orientation
- C.
  
  Storming/confrontation
- D.
  
  Adjourning/separation
- E.
  
  Performing/collaboration
16.

This stage of group development shows the ability of the group to prevent or work through problems and members develop a close attachment to the team.
- A.
  
  Performing/collaboration
- B.
  
  Storming/confrontation
- C.
  
  Adjourning/separation
- D.
  
  Forming/orientation
- E.
  
  Norming/differentiation
17.

This stage in group development is when they establish and maintain team ground rules and there is more friendliness and confiding in the team.
- A.
  
  Adjourning/separation
- B.
  
  Storming/confrontation
- C.
  
  Forming/orientation
- D.
  
  Performing/collaboration
- E.
  
  Norming/differentiation
18.

This is a stage of group development in which leaders emerge and the formations of factions occur which causes arguing among members even if they agree.
- A.
  
  Norming/differentiation
- B.
  
  Adjourning/separation
- C.
  
  Storming/confrontation
- D.
  
  Performing/collaboration
- E.
  
  Forming/orientation
19.

What is the source of numerous innovations in communications?
- A.
  
  Situational factors
- B.
  
  Internet
- C.
  
  Digital outsourcing
- D.
  
  Leaders emerging
20.

According to the Cisco video about Virtual conferencing, what is the cost for this to be used at UGA? Pays for itself quickly!!!
- A.
  
  3,000,000
- B.
  
  30,000
- C.
  
  300,000
21.

Which is not one of the situational factors that influence group structure?
- A.
  
  Size and participation
- B.
  
  Size and quality
- C.
  
  Size and satifaction
- D.
  
  Size
22.

Which of these is not one of the types of tasks that show a relationship between size and performance of groups?
- A.
  
  Disjunctive
- B.
  
  Conjunctive
- C.
  
  Subtractive
- D.
  
  Additive
23.

Which of these is not a description of a disjunctive task?
- A.
  
  Requires at least one individual to solve the problem
- B.
  
  Just becuase of one person's failure, the entire group fails
- C.
  
  Potential performance of the group depends on the best member
- D.
  
  The larger the group, the greater the probability of solving
- E.
  
  Actual performance=potential performance-process losses
24.

Which of these is not a description of an additive task?
- A.
  
  The final group product is the sum of individual contributions(pooled interdependence)
- B.
  
  Calling alumni to make contributions
- C.
  
  Larger groups produce more but as size increases, productivity drops due to social loafing
- D.
  
  Requires the group to select the best option
25.

Which is not a description of a conjunctive task?
- A.
  
  The larger the group, the greater the probability for solving
- B.
  
  There is a division of labor
- C.
  
  Overall performance depends of teh success of each subtask
- D.
  
  Max performance is limited by the least capable worker
- E.
  
  An example would be filming by a news team