Chapter 12

Question 1

Bruce Tuckman identified __ stages of Group Development

Answer 1

Five

Question 2

What are the five types of group development according to Bruce Tuckman?

1) Forming
2) __
3) Norming
4) __
5) Adjourning

Answer 2

2) Storming
4) Preforming

Question 3

Forming, Storming, Norming, Preforming, or Adjourning?

The __ stage represents a time where the group is just starting to come together and is characterized with anxiety and uncertainty.

Answer 3

Forming Stage

Question 4

Forming, Storming, Norming, Preforming, or Adjourning?

The __ stage is where conflict and competition are at its greatest.

This is because now that group members have an understanding of the task and a general feel for who they are as a group and who group members are, they feel confident and begin to address some of the more important issues surrounding the group.

Answer 4

Storming Stage

Question 5

Forming, Storming, Norming, Preforming, or Adjourning?

The __ stage is the time where the group becomes a cohesive unit.

Morale is high as group members actively acknowledge the talents, skills and experience that each member brings to the group.

A sense of community is established and the group remains focused on the group’s purpose and goal.

Answer 5

Norming Stage

Question 6

Forming, Storming, Norming, Preforming, or Adjourning?

The __ stage is marked by high productivity.

Group members are unified, loyal and supportive.

Competence in all members is seen, allowing for a high level of autonomy in decision making.

Answer 6

Performing Stage

Question 7

Forming, Storming, Norming, Preforming, or Adjourning?

The __ stage is used to wrap up activities of the group and provide a sense of closure to its members.

This stage can be difficult for some, but members are encouraged to take what they learn from each group they are part of to aid future groups in the progression towards the performing stage.

Answer 7

Adjourning

Question 8

Coh__

__ is the degree to which group members come together as one unit to reach a common goal.

Answer 8

Cohesion

Question 9

__ building refers to a sequence of planned activities aimed at improving teamwork to increase group cohesion and effectiveness.

Answer 9

Team Building

Question 10

Personality-Based Team Building, 1) __-Based Team Building, AND 2) __-Based Teambuilding are the three types of team building.

Answer 10

1) Activity-Based
2) Skills-Based

Question 11

Activity, Personality, or Skills-Based Team Building?

__-based team building is used to increase the understanding of who each group member is and how to better communicate with one another.

Answer 11

Personality-Based

Question 12

Activity, Personality, or Skills-Based Team Building?

__-based team building is used to provide a group with challenging tasks aimed at problem-solving, risk-taking, trust-building and paradigm-breaking.

Answer 12

Activity-Based

Question 13

Activity, Personality, or Skills-Based Team Building?

__-based team building is aimed at improving specific teamwork skills that group members need to accomplish their goal and can be immediately applied in the workplace.

Answer 13

Skills-Based

Question 14

Group or Team?

A __ is a number of individuals forming a unit for a reason or cause.

Answer 14

Group

Question 15

Group or Team?

A __ is a collection of accomplished people coming together for a common goal that needs completion.

Answer 15

Team

Question 16

Group or Team?

A work __ has members who work interdependently on a specific, common goal to produce an end result for their business.

Answer 16

Team

Question 17

Group or Team?

A work __ is two or more individuals who are interdependent in their accomplishments and may or may not work in the same department.

Answer 17

Group

Question 18

Team or Group?

A work __ that has members who work interdependently on a specific, common goal to produce an end result for their business.

Answer 18

Team

Question 19

Functional, Cross-Functional and Self-Directed teams are all types of __ teams?

Answer 19

Work

Question 20

Functional, Cross-Functional or Self-Directed teams?

__ teams are composed of organizational members from several vertical levels of the organizational hierarchy who perform specific organizational functions.

Answer 20

Functional

Question 21

Functional, Cross-Functional or Self-Directed teams?

__ teams are composed of experts from various functional areas and work cooperatively towards some organizational goal.

Answer 21

Cross-Functional

Question 22

Functional, Cross-Functional or Self-Directed teams?

__ work teams are designed to provide employees a sense of ownership by allowing them to operate without a manager while still holding them accountable for their own performance.

Answer 22

Self-Directed

Question 23

Functional, Cross-Functional or Self-Directed teams?

__ teams are believed to improve coordination of interdependent activities between specialized subunits.

Answer 23

Cross-Functional Teams

Question 24

Functional, Cross-Functional or Self-Directed teams?

The functions that are usually performed by a manager, such as planning, scheduling, monitoring and staffing, are delegated to the __ work team.

Answer 24

Self-Directed