MAN 3025 EXAM 2, EXAM 1 & EXAM 3
270+ QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERTS 2024
What are the reasons why people join groups? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Goal
Accomplishment
2. Personal Identity
3. Affiliation
4. Emotional Support
Goal Accomplishment - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A reason why people join groups
- To accomplish things that they could not accomplish on their own.
Personal Identity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A reason why people join groups
- To develop a stronger sense of identity
Affiliation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A reason why people join groups
- To enjoy the personal acceptance,friendship, and social stimulation of others.
Emotional Support - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A reason why people join groups
- To gain support that helps them cope with stress.
What are the stages of group development? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Forming
(orientation)
2. Storming (confrontation)
3. Norming (differentiation)
4. Performing (collaboration)
5. Adjourning (separation)
Another name for the forming stage? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Orientation stage
Orientation stage - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- First Stage of stages group
development
- During this stage, member get acquainted with each other and come to understand the
purpose of the group.
- members are uncertain as to their roles in the team, and they have a low degree of
trust toward one another.
Confrontation Stage - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- Second stage of stages of group
development
- During this stage, individual personalities, roles, and conflicts emerge within the group.
- individuals begin to determine where they fit in.
- it is during this time that power politics can emerge within the group, which can lead to
a rebellion that threaten the entire group's existence.
,What should the leader do in a confrontation stage? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Should
expose disagreements and members' ideas, resolving conflicts about tasks and goals
along the way.
Differentiation Stage - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- Third stage of the stages of group
development
- During this stage. conflicts are resolved, close relationships are developed , and unity
and harmony emerge.
What are the major issues in the differentiation stage? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>How
to divide responsibilities and evaluate performance.
What should the leader do in the differentiation stage? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>They should help identify team goals and values while emphasizing
unity.
Collaboration Stage - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- Fourth stage of the stages of group
development
- During this stage the highest level of group maturity, a cohesive group works toward
the achievement of organizational goals.
- Members concentrate on solving problems and completing the assigned task.
- Emotional issues and politics are set aside, and any conflicts within the group are
about substantive group issues.
Separation Stage - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- Last stage of the stages of group
development
- During this stage, members prepare for disbandment. Members may feel sentimental
because they were so dedicated to the team.
Group - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>two or more people who work interdependently to
achieve a common objective.
What are the characteristics of effective teams? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
Atmosphere & relationships: Close/Friendly
2. Member participation: Equal participation
3. Goal understanding and acceptance: complete commitment
4. Listening and sharing information: occurs often
5. Handling conflicts and disagreements: conflict is addressed and resolved
6. Decision making: decision making by consensus
7. Evaluation of member performance: Honest, frequent, objective
8. Expressing feelings: open expression of feelings
9. Division of labor: Job specialization is effective
10. Leadership: shared, effective leadership
11. Attention to process: Aware
,What are the two major determinants of group structure? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
group roles
2. group norms
Group roles - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>refer to the tasks and responsibilities that
group members take on.
Group norms - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the group's general expectations about how
group member should behave.
What are the situational factors that influence group structure? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1. Group size
2. social density
3. the nature of the task
What are the dimensions that group size impacts? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
participation
2. satisfaction
3. performance
Size & participation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Smaller groups offer a greater
opportunity for involvement. In groups larger than 8 or 12 people, a lot of time can be
wasted as process time.
Process time - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- has to do with size & participation
- devoted to managing the interactions between group members and deciding who
contributes next
Size & satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- has to do with group size
- As a very small group increases in size, interaction, cohesiveness, and satisfaction
increases as well.
What makes a group too large? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Between 10 and 15 group
members
What happens when a group becomes too large? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Causes
cohesiveness and satisfaction to decrease.
Size & performance - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- has to do with group size
- the relationship between group size and performance depends on the nature of the
task.
What are the tasks that have to do with size & performance? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1. Additive tasks
2. Conjunctive tasks
3. Disjunctive tasks
, Additive task - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A task in which the individual contributions of
group members are simply combined to form the final project.
- Also referred to as the pooled interdependence
Pooled interdependence - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Another name for additive tasks
What occurs when a group takes on an additive task? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>performance tends to increase as group size increases.
Conjunctive tasks - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A task that is divided into sub-tasks and
assigned to group members.
- In this task, if any one person fails, the entire group fails.
Disjunctive tasks - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A task that requires the group to come
up with a single unified decision or come up with a single solution.
- When a group takes on this task, performance disproportionately depends on the top
performer
Process Losses - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- The inefficiencies that arise from having
to organize and coordinate larger groups
Actual performance - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Potential performance - process losses
Group roles - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- refer to the tasks and responsibilities that
group members take on.
What are the types of group roles? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Work roles
2. Maintenance roles
3. Blocking roles
Work role - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A type of group roles
- It concentrates on completing the team's assigned tasks
- They are focused on meeting goals and evaluating progress
What are the types of work roles? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Initiator
2. Informers
3. Clarifiers
4. Summarizers
5. Reality testers
Initiators - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A work role
- they define problems, suggests procedures, and propose tasks or actions
Informers - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>- A work role
- they give opinions, express feelings, and offer facts
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