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1. Teams differ from groups because ________.
teams have no limits on the number of members, while groups have a restricted membership
members of teams have a specific task-related purpose, while groups do not
teams have a no fixed duration, while groups have a fixed duration
members of teams work toward individual goals that may or may not be related, while groups have a common goal
members of teams work independently of each other, while those in groups show greater dependence on each other
2. Diversity of members includes all of the following except ________.
marital status
educational level
sex
race
age
3. With reference to the team effectiveness model, which of the following is one of the key components of an effective team, included under the category of contextual factors?
social loafing
common purpose
team efficacy
specific goals
climate of trust
4. Alberto's team is evaluating and developing the database for the water pollution data of three cities. He wants to improve the team efficacy of his team. Which of the following actions can Alberto take to increase team efficacy before the project starts?
plan a team outing for the team members
create team goals that are very challenging
make sure that his team is not comprised of more than nine people
spend considerable time evaluating team members and allocating proper roles for each
provide client's software and database training for all the team members
5. During an interview with one team member, you learn that several members of the team have had conflicts regarding the content of a task to which the team was recently assigned. Are these conflicts likely to be reducing the group's productivity?
Yes, because disagreements about tasks usually lessen groupthink.
Yes, because interpersonal conflicts always hurt a team's performance.
Yes, because task-related conflicts lead to poor team decisions.
No, because task-related conflicts usually benefit the performance of a team.
No, because conflicts based on personal animosity rarely affect team operations.