MGMT 310 Exam 3 Study Guide || All Answers Are
Correct 100%.
What is a team? correct answers A team consists of two or more people who work
interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-
oriented purpose
· How is a team different from a group? correct answers A team has a common purpose, a group
coordinates their individual efforts
What is a social dilemma? correct answers Collective interest at odds with private interests
What are the five general types of teams, and how are they distinct from one another? correct
answers Work team - produce goods or provide services
Management team - integrate activities of subunits across business functions
Parallel team - provide recommendations and resolve issues
Project team - produce a one-time output
Action team - perform complex tasks that vary in duration and take place in highly visible or
challenging circumstances
What are virtual teams? correct answers teams in which the members are geographically
dispersed, and interdependent activity occurs through electronic communications (email, IM,
web conferencing)
What are the two models of team formation? correct answers Linear and nonlinear
Stages in Linear Team Formation correct answers Forming - ice breaking stage, uncertain about
who's in charge
Storming - individuals test leader's policies and assumptions as they try to determine how they fit
in: subtle groups form
Norming - members realize they need to work together to accomplish goals
Performing - members are comfortable within their roles and the team starts making progress
towards goal
Adjourning - members experience anxiety/emotions as they disengage from team
Stages in Nonlinear Team Formation correct answers Forming and pattern creation
, Inertia
Punctuated Equilibrium
Process Revision
Inertia
What are the three general types of team interdependence? correct answers Task interdependence
(team members interact with and rely on others for information, materials, and resource needed
to accomplish work for team)
Goal interdependence (team members have a shared vision of the team's goal and align their
individual goals with that vision as a result)
Outcome interdependence (team members share in the rewards that the team earns)
What factors are involved in team composition? correct answers member roles, member ability,
member personality, team diversity, team size
What are the different member roles? correct answers § Team task roles - behaviors that directly
facilitate the accomplishment of team tasks
§ Team building roles - behaviors that are targeted at positively influencing the quality of a
team's social climate
§ Individualistic roles - behaviors intended to benefit the individual at the expense of the team
o What types of tasks do teams have and how do they relate to member ability? correct answers §
Disjunctive tasks - member who possesses the highest level of ability relevant to the task will
have the most influence on the team; requires only one teammate to perform well
§ Conjunctive tasks - tasks where it is critical that every member of the team possesses abilities
to complete task
§ Additive tasks - abilities of members "add up"; require summing of each member's effort on
output when each member has an equal part to play
o What personality factors are most important for teams? correct answers Agreeableness,
conscientiousness, extraversion
What are the pros and cons associated with team diversity? correct answers Pros: value in
diversity problem-solving approach, larger pool of knowledge
Cons: Similarity attraction approach, people are attracted to those similar to them
What are the recommendations for team size? How big is too big? correct answers Having a
greater number of members is beneficial for management and project teams (more resources) but
not for teams engaged in production tasks (too many cooks in kitchen)
Correct 100%.
What is a team? correct answers A team consists of two or more people who work
interdependently over some time period to accomplish common goals related to some task-
oriented purpose
· How is a team different from a group? correct answers A team has a common purpose, a group
coordinates their individual efforts
What is a social dilemma? correct answers Collective interest at odds with private interests
What are the five general types of teams, and how are they distinct from one another? correct
answers Work team - produce goods or provide services
Management team - integrate activities of subunits across business functions
Parallel team - provide recommendations and resolve issues
Project team - produce a one-time output
Action team - perform complex tasks that vary in duration and take place in highly visible or
challenging circumstances
What are virtual teams? correct answers teams in which the members are geographically
dispersed, and interdependent activity occurs through electronic communications (email, IM,
web conferencing)
What are the two models of team formation? correct answers Linear and nonlinear
Stages in Linear Team Formation correct answers Forming - ice breaking stage, uncertain about
who's in charge
Storming - individuals test leader's policies and assumptions as they try to determine how they fit
in: subtle groups form
Norming - members realize they need to work together to accomplish goals
Performing - members are comfortable within their roles and the team starts making progress
towards goal
Adjourning - members experience anxiety/emotions as they disengage from team
Stages in Nonlinear Team Formation correct answers Forming and pattern creation
, Inertia
Punctuated Equilibrium
Process Revision
Inertia
What are the three general types of team interdependence? correct answers Task interdependence
(team members interact with and rely on others for information, materials, and resource needed
to accomplish work for team)
Goal interdependence (team members have a shared vision of the team's goal and align their
individual goals with that vision as a result)
Outcome interdependence (team members share in the rewards that the team earns)
What factors are involved in team composition? correct answers member roles, member ability,
member personality, team diversity, team size
What are the different member roles? correct answers § Team task roles - behaviors that directly
facilitate the accomplishment of team tasks
§ Team building roles - behaviors that are targeted at positively influencing the quality of a
team's social climate
§ Individualistic roles - behaviors intended to benefit the individual at the expense of the team
o What types of tasks do teams have and how do they relate to member ability? correct answers §
Disjunctive tasks - member who possesses the highest level of ability relevant to the task will
have the most influence on the team; requires only one teammate to perform well
§ Conjunctive tasks - tasks where it is critical that every member of the team possesses abilities
to complete task
§ Additive tasks - abilities of members "add up"; require summing of each member's effort on
output when each member has an equal part to play
o What personality factors are most important for teams? correct answers Agreeableness,
conscientiousness, extraversion
What are the pros and cons associated with team diversity? correct answers Pros: value in
diversity problem-solving approach, larger pool of knowledge
Cons: Similarity attraction approach, people are attracted to those similar to them
What are the recommendations for team size? How big is too big? correct answers Having a
greater number of members is beneficial for management and project teams (more resources) but
not for teams engaged in production tasks (too many cooks in kitchen)
