Chapter 7

Question 1

What is a group

Answer 1

2 or more people interacting interdependently to achieve a common goal

Question 2

5 Stages of Group Development

Answer 2

Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
Adjourning

Question 3

3 Stages of Punctuated Equilibrium Model

Answer 3

Stage One
Midpoint Transition
Stage Two

Question 4

3 Types of Group Tasks

Answer 4

Additive Tasks
Disjunctive Tasks
Conjunctive Tasks

Question 5

Additive Tasks

Answer 5

group performance = sum of performances

Question 6

Disjunctive Tasks

Answer 6

group performance = best group member

Question 7

Conjunctive Tasks

Answer 7

group performance = worst group member

Question 8

Group Norms

Answer 8

collective expectations of behaviour

Question 9

Roles

Answer 9

positions in group with attached set of expected behaviours

Question 10

Assigned Roles vs Emergent Roles

Answer 10

assigned roles = assigned

emergent roles = develop

Question 11

Group Cohesiveness

Answer 11

degree to which a group is especially attractive to members

Question 12

5 Factors influencing cohesiveness

Answer 12

• threat and competition
• success
• member diversity
• size
• toughness of initiation

Question 13

Two forms of Social Loafing

Answer 13

Free-Rider Effect

Sucker Effect

Question 14

What is a Team

Answer 14

generally used to describe groups in organizational settings

Question 15

Collective Efficacy

Answer 15

shared beliefs that team can successfully perform

Question 16

4 Factors in Composition of Self-Managed Teams

Answer 16

stability
size
expertise
diversity

Question 17

3 Support Factors for Self-Managed Teams

Answer 17

Training
Rewards
Management

Question 18

Define across Functional Teams

Answer 18

people with different functional specialities together

Question 19

6 Principles for Effectiveness in Cross-Cultural Teams

Answer 19

Leadership
Composition
Rules and procedures 
Autonomy
Physical Proximity
Superordinate Goals