12- Teams

Question 1

are specialized types of performance groups. They tend to focus on intellective, informational tasks or performance, action-oriented tasks.

Answer 1

TEAM

Question 2

What are the types of teams?

Answer 2

-Executive teams & command teams
-Project teams or Cross-functional teams
-Advisory teams or parallel teams
-Work teams
-Action teams

Question 3

Identify and solve problems, make decisions about day-to-day operation and production and set goals for the organization’s future. (ex. Board of directors, administrative units)

Answer 3

Executive teams & command teams

Question 4

Often composed of individuals with different backgrounds to develop new products and identify new solutions. (ex. Commissions, design teams, negotiation teams)

Answer 4

Project teams or Cross-functional teams

Question 5

Work outside the usual supervisory structures of the company. (ex. Review panels, quality circles)

Answer 5

Advisory teams or parallel teams

Question 6

Responsible for organizations’ tangible output; create products (production teams) or deliver services (service teams).

Answer 6

Work teams

Question 7

Specialized teams that generate product or service through highly coordinated actions. (ex. Sports team, military units)

Answer 7

Action teams

Question 8

have a specific, well-defined purpose and exist for only as long as the project.

Answer 8

Task forces

Question 9

use specialized tools or equipment to accomplish their appointed tasks.

Answer 9

Crews

Question 10

What is the member founded teams?

Answer 10

Mandated teams/concocted teams

Question 11

are created by not actual members of the team.

Answer 11

Mandated teams

Question 12

is what sets teams apart from other groups.

Answer 12

Degree of Autonomy

Question 13

describes four levels of control and four types of teams.

Answer 13

Hackman’s (1986) Model of Team Autonomy

Question 14

Teams may be the best choice in a given situation but not always. In general, as tasks become more difficult, complex, and consequential, coordinated actions become more preferred than individual action.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

The intuitive appeal of teams as effective means of improving performance despite the relative lack of definitive evidence supporting their utility.

Answer 15

Romance of teams

Question 16

What is the model of teams?

Answer 16

I-P-O Model of Teams

Question 17

(surface-level qualities and deep-level differences)
*Men and women do not differ in their effectiveness as team members.

Answer 17

Diversity

Question 18

What is KSAs?

Answer 18

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability

Question 19

is the process by which members of the team combine their knowledge, skills, abilities, and other resources, through a coordinated series of actions, to produce and outcome.

Answer 19

Teamwork

Question 20

 Taxonomy of Teamwork by Michelle Marks, John Mathieu, and Stephen Zaccaro (2001) stresses 3 key processes:

Answer 20

TRANSITIONING, ACTING and MANAGING INTTERPERSONAL RELATIONS.