Teams: Characteristics and Diversity

Question 1

A sequence of team development during which not much gets done until the halfway point of a project, after which teams make necessary changes to complete the project on time.

Answer 1

Punctuated equilibrium

Question 2

A form of task interdependence in which group members interact with only a limited subset of other members to complete the team’s work.

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Reciprocal interdependence.

Question 3

A theory explaining that team diversity can be counterproductive because people tend to avoid interacting with others who are unlike them.

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Similarity-attraction approach

Question 4

Two or more people who work interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-oriented purpose.

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Teams

Question 5

A relatively permanent team that participates in managerial-level tasks that affect the entire organization.

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Management team

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The degree to which team members are different from one another.

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Team diversity

Question 7

The degree to which team members interact with and rely on other team members for information, materials, and resources needed to accomplish work for the team.

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Task interdependence

Question 8

The degree to which team members share equally in the feedback and rewards that result from the team achieving its goals.

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Outcome interdependence

Question 9

The behavior a person is generally expected to display in a given context.

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Role

Question 10

Tasks for which the team’s performance depends on the abilities of the team’s weakest link.

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Conjunctive tasks

Question 11

Behaviors that influence the quality of the team’s social climate.

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Team-building roles

Question 12

Behaviors that benefit the individual at the expense of the team.

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Individualistic roles

Question 13

A form of task independence in which group members complete their work assignments independently, and then their work is simply added together to represent the group’s output.

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Pooled interdependence

Question 14

A team of limited duration that performs complex tasks in contexts that tend to be highly visible and challenging.

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Action team

Question 15

A team in which the members are geographically dispersed, and interdependent activity occurs through e-mail, web conferencing, and instant messaging.

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Virtual team

Question 16

The mix of the various characteristics that describe the individuals who work in the team.

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Team composition

Question 17

The first stage of team development, during which members try to get a feel for what is expected of them, what types of behaviors are out of bounds, and who’s in charge.

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Forming

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The second stage of team development, during which conflict occurs due to members’ ongoing commitment to ideas they bring with them to the team.

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Storming

Question 19

A team formed to take on one-time tasks, most of which tend to be complex and require input from members from different functional areas.

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Project team

Question 20

A work arrangement in which employees are assigned to multiple teams simultaneously.

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Multiple team membership

Question 21

Behaviors that directly facilitate the accomplishment of team tasks.

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Team task roles

Question 22

The third stage of team development, during which members realize that they need to work together to accomplish team goals and consequently begin to cooperate,

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Norming

Question 23

Tasks with an objectively verifiable best solution for which the member with the highest level of ability has the most influence on team effectiveness.

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Disjunctive tasks

Question 24

The fourth stage of team development, during which members are comfortable working within their roles, and the team makes progress toward goals.

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Performing

Question 25

Diversity of attributes that are inferred through observation or experience, such as one’s values or personality

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Deep-level diversity

Question 26

A team composed of members from various jobs within the organization that meets to provide recommendations about important issues.

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Parallel team

Question 27

Team commitment; the likelihood a team can work together effectively into the future.

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Team viability

Question 28

The degree to which team members have a shared goal and align their individual goals with that vision.

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Goal interdependence

Question 29

A form of task interdependence in which group members perform different tasks in a prescribed sequence, and members depend on only the member who comes before them in the sequence.

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Sequential interdependence

Question 30

When team members receive rewards based on both their individual performance and that of the team to which they belong.

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Hybrid outcome interdependence

Question 31

A form of task interdependence in which team members have a great deal of discretion in terms of what they do and with whom they interact in the course of the collaboration involved in accomplishing the team’s work.

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Comprehensive interdependence

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Diversity of observable attributes such as race, gender, ethnicity, and age.

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Surface-level diversity

Question 33

A theory that supports team diversity because it provides a larger pool of knowledge and perspectives.

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Value in diversity problem-solving approach

Question 34

Tasks for which the contributions from every member add up to determine team performance.

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Additive tasks

Question 35

the final stage of team development, during which members experience anxiety and other emotions as they disengage and ultimately separate from the team.

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Adjourning

Question 36

A relatively permanent team in which members work together to produce goods and/or provide services.

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Work teams

Question 37

A type of team that consists of members who make recommendations to the leader who is ultimately responsible for team decisions.

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Leader-staff teams