Teams

Question 1

What are some reasons to form groups informally

Answer 1

Need for socialization, minority groups band together to form groups

Question 2

what are the advantages of teams

Answer 2

they make better decisions, develop better products, and a more engaging work setting. Training in norms, voice, and member buy-ins

Question 3

teams and groups’ difference

Answer 3

exists in a spectrum. outcomes and effectiveness is determined more by the collective when you shift to teams.

Question 4

disadvantage of teams

Answer 4

procces losses, develop mutual trust, negotiation of roles.

Question 5

Brook’s law

Answer 5

adding people to a late project only makes it more delayed

Question 6

true or false managers typically add existing members to pre-established teams

Answer 6

true

Question 7

the degree of attraction people feel toward the team their motivation to remain members, collective sense of team pride.

Answer 7

team cohesion

Question 8

the more communication channels you add to a team

Answer 8

the problem grows exponentially/ combinatorial

Question 9

occurs when people exert less effort in teams than working alone

Answer 9

social loafing

Question 10

In Western nations, rewards should be handed out

Answer 10

50/50. half to the team for them to distribute. 50 to a manager or outside advisor.

Question 11

for group development 4 parts

Answer 11

forming, storming, norming, and pefroming.

Question 12

for teams, the actual work starts

Answer 12

at halfway point before it is due

Question 13

the best time for a manager to provide input is

Answer 13

at the beginning fo the process, at the 1/2 way point.

Question 14

informal rules and shared expectations that groups set to control the behavior of their members

Answer 14

team norms

Question 15

team norms are often

Answer 15

implicit

Question 16

the right time to begin work

Answer 16

is in the half way before it is due

Question 17

the mid point works like an alarm clock, motivates work

Answer 17

punctuated equilibrium

Question 18

assigned tasks are set as

Answer 18

roles

Question 19

roles are often

Answer 19

explicit

Question 20

teams that are organized around work processes, that complete an entire piece of work requiring several interdependent tasks, and that have substantial autonomy.

Answer 20

self directed team

Question 21

teams that still have autonomy, but have usually an outside advisor

Answer 21

self-managed teams

Question 22

why do managers not typically do not managerial teams

Answer 22

hard to find indirect ways to advise, see their jobs threatened

Question 23

issues with cross-funcitional teams

Answer 23

often have two or more bosses, and no clear path to the next project.

Question 24

a good way to get people to work together in virtual teams

Answer 24

have them meet early and have a set time structure. maybe eat breakfast together.

Question 25

where does team structure fit in principles of management

Answer 25

organizing

Question 26

what are the implications of the punctuated equilibrium model for teams

Answer 26

temas resit outside influence during the stages