Multiple Choice 20 Questions PROJ-330
Multiple Choice 20 Questions PROJ-330 (4possible Answers for each)
1. Which is not a
defining characteristic of a team?
They exist to achieve a shared goal.
Teams are bounded and stable over time
Teams are not interdependent
Team members have the authority to manage their own work and internal processes.
2. Critical success factors for self-managing teams include:(Points : 5) Team Goals
Team Rewards
Strategy norms
A, B, and C
3. Which of the following statements is true?(Points : 5) A team is always aware of norms.
A team does not have norms.
Culture is the personality of a teamBehaviors of a team take a while to emerge.
4. (TCO 2) Deindividuation is:(Points : 5) A psychological state in which a person does not feel individual responsibilityA psychological state in which a person does not set their own performance goals
A psychological state in which a person does not realize they are not doing their fair share
None of the above
5. (TCO 3) Transformational leadership:(Points : 5) depends on the leader’s power to reinforce subordinates for their successful completion of the task.views leadership as either a matter of contingent reinforcement of followers or the moving of followers beyond their self-interests.
is highly involved in team activities.
focuses on a continuum of behavior ranging from entirely autocratic to purely democratic.
6. (TCO 3) Job involvement entails:(Points : 5) bureaucratic organizations
distributed expertise
restructuring tasks performed by employees to make them more rewarding using delegation to develop
TCO 4) Types of newcomer roles include:(Points : 5) visitorstransfers
replacements
all of the above
8. (TCO 4) Groups pass through five stages of group development that include:(Points : 5) dependency and inclusion, trust and structurerole negotiation
status competition
pseudostatus characteristics
9. (TCO 5) Goals should be articulated in the form of:(Points : 5) a team staffing plan.on-line planning.
a team charter.
preplanning.
10. (TCO 5) Problem solving teams are:(Points : 5) not effectiveare creative advisory groups
are those that attempt to resolve problems, usually on an ongoing basis
are mischaracterized
11. (TCO 6) Confirmation bias is:(Points : 5) the tendency for people to consider evidence that supports the position, hypothesis, or desires and disregard or discount evidence that refutes their beliefs.a tendency for people to have obvious, correct answers.
a group having more confidence than an individual.
a group having majority rule.12. (TCO 6) Monitoring team size is an example of:(Points : 5) learning from history
how to avoid groupthink
overestimation
close-mindedness
13. (TCO 7) Some advantages of clique networks include:(Points : 5) High cohesionLoyalty and support
Increased efficiency of decision making All of the above
14. (TCO 7) _____ is a gap that is created when members of cliques do not connect.(Points : 5) Diversity of networks
Network expansion
Structural hole Expansion holes
15. (TCO 7) Multi-team systems are:(Points : 5)
Two or more teams that interface directly and interdependently in response to environmental contingencies toward the accomplishment of shared goals
Two or more managers with integration needs
Individuals in specific functions. Non-management teams with authority
16. (TCO 8) The three possible distributions of information are:(Points : 5) Distributed, non-overlapping, hidden profileDistributed, non-overlapping, fully shared
Non-overlapping, information effects, distributed None of the above
17. (TCO 8) Which statement(s) are true about team longevity?(Points : 5) Natural biases do not affect teamwork.A certain amount of familiarity is necessary for teams to work together in a productive fashion.
Teams don’t necessarily need a shared knowledge base.
B&C
18. (TCO 8) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?(Points : 5) For most of the work that organizations do, routinization is a good thing.Project groups should collect information mostly from internal sources.
Groups do not tend to be “porous.
“Learn-how activities are those that identify current best practices
19. (TCO 8) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?(Points : 5) EBS will solve many problems for an organization
Larger EBS groups do not generate as many ideas as do smaller groups.
Smaller EBS groups do not generate as many ideas as do larger groups.
EBS will not create any new problems for an organization
20. (TCO 8) Paulus’ examination of the effects of brainstorming include:(Points : 5) Stay focused on the task. Do not tell stories or explain ideas.
Encourage those who are not talking to make a contribution.
All of the above.