Intentionally doing one's work badly is an example of a negative team norm.

Question $1$ options:

True

False

Question $2(1$ point$)$

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In gainsharing programs, companies share the financial value of performance gains, such as productivity increases, cost savings, or quality improvements, with their workers.

Question $2$ options:

True

False

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Cross$-$training is less appropriate for teams of highly skilled workers.

Question $3$ options:

True

False

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Challenging team goals greatly increase the incidence of social loafing.

Question $4$ options:

True

False

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If employees can work effectively on their own, they can always work effectively in teams.

Question $5$ options:

True

False

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In the context of autonomy, which of the following is a similarity between traditional work groups and employee involvement teams?

Question $6$ options:

a$)$

Both lack the authority to make decisions related to the major tasks required to produce a product or service.

b$)$

Both control all of the major tasks directly related to production.

c$)$

Both lack the right to provide advice or make suggestions to management.

d$)$

Both can control and change the design of the teams themselves.

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Henry, the vice president of Walnut Corp., has observed that the sales team and the marketing team are often fighting over shared resources after the company encountered a financial crisis. This scenario illustrates the concept of $\_\_\_\_\_.$

Question $7$ options:

a$)$

team cohesiveness

b$)$

team synergy

c$)$

team autonomy

d$)$

team conflict

Question $8(1$ point$)$

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Peter is a manager at a fast$-$food restaurant. He wants to introduce a kid's meal into the restaurant's menu. He wants to convince his team to agree with his idea without being forced into it$.$ In this case, which type of conflict will be healthy?

Question $8$ options:

a$)$

Interpersonal conflict

b$)$

Cognitive conflict

c$)$

Intrapersonal conflict

d$)$

Affective conflict

Question $9(1$ point$)$

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Lauren is appointed as the project manager of a team in a smartphone company. After selecting the members of the team, she conducts a meeting with the new members so that they are acquainted with each other. Following a brief introductory session, Lauren establishes some initial ground rules for the team. This scenario illustrates that Lauren's team is in the $\_\_\_\_\_$ stage of team development.

Question $9$ options:

a$)$

storming

b$)$

norming

c$)$

performing

d$)$

forming

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The finance team of a company conducts a meeting to discuss the worthiness of investing its funds in the local share market. Although most of the team members support the idea, one member, Mikhail, feels that the proposed investment is risky as the stock prices of many companies in the market has been erratic. However, Mikhail does not voice his opinion fearing that his dynamics with the team would be affected. This scenario illustrates the concept of $\_\_\_\_\_.$

Question $10$ options:

a$)$

groupthink

b$)$

reverse psychology

c$)$

apophenia

d$)$

conservative bias