Question 1

Our food product development team has an excellent sense of team unity and employs a spirit of camaraderie in daily operations together. Which characteristic of team excellence is our team displaying?

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A)   Results-driven structure
B)   Clear norms of conduct
C)   Coaching atmosphere
D)   Unified commitment

Question 2

I am using controlling, coordinating, mediating and synthesizing as I focus on issues to help the team complete goals. Which type of leadership decision making am I using?

Accepted Answer

A)   Internal relationship actions
B)   External relationship actions
C)   Internal task actions
D)   Environmental assessment actions C

Question 3

External leadership actions include:

Accepted Answer

A)   Relational.
B)   Environmental.
C)   Leadership decisions.
D)   Task.

Question 4

An advantage that effective teams can bring to organizations is

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A)   Higher-quality leader and follower exchanges
B)   Reduction in overtime worked
C)   More innovative and creative success
D)   Cost benefits

Question 5

What are the two critical functions of team effectiveness in Hill's model?

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A)   Development and analysis
B)   Performance and leader outcomes
C)   Leadership outcomes and analysis
D)   Performance and development D

Question 6

Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following except

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A)   Task force.
B)   Work unit.
C)   Quality team.
D)   Project manager.

Question 7

I am a leader who is focused on influencing the team in positive ways to be effective. Which characteristic of team excellence am I displaying?

Accepted Answer

A)   Results-driven structure
B)   Compelling purpose
C)   External support and recognition
D)   Principled leadership

Question 8

In virtual teams, relational functions are more critical than in traditional, face-to-face teams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A mistake commonly made is to call a work group a "team" but treat it as a collection of individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Taking executive action that is remedial is

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A)   An internal action
B)   An external action
C)   An external monitoring process
D)   A task or relationship internal action

Question 11

Gender is not mentioned as a relevant factor in this model, but has been mentioned in previous Chapters of our textbook. How would Watson and Hoffman (2004) predict that male and female leaders would be perceived when using the team leadership model? What would you predict?

Accepted Answer

Because so much of the decision making i...

Question 12

The functional perspective on group leadership contends that the leader has a special responsibility to do whatever is necessary to meet the needs of the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 13

External environmental actions include

Accepted Answer

A)   Coaching
B)   Structuring for results
C)   Modeling principles
D)   Advocating

Question 14

Characteristics of team effectiveness include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   Unified commitment.
B)   Relationship-driven structure.
C)   External support.
D)   Collaborative climate.

Question 15

Internal relational leadership actions include all of these except

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A)   Collaborating: including, involving.
B)   Managing conflict and power issues.
C)   Building commitment.
D)   Networking and forming alliances.

Question 16

Current research on groups focuses more on team variables than exclusively on outcomes of team performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Day et al. refer to shared leadership as

Accepted Answer

A)   Leader distributive method
B)   Follower empowerment
C)   Team leadership capacity
D)   Shared leader capacity

Question 18

Leadership decisions include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   Task or relational
B)   Overt or covert
C)   Monitor or take action
D)   Internal or external

Question 19

To achieve team effectiveness, the team leader must

Accepted Answer

A)   Analyze internal situations
B)   Analyze external situations
C)   Ask team members their opinion
D)   Implement appropriate responses

Question 20

What needs to happen for the team to effectively perform and to have solid development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Leadership decisions must monitor or take action
B)   Leadership decisions must be centered on internal action only
C)   Leadership decisions must be centered on external action only
D)   Leadership decisions must monitor internal environmental actions

Exam 14: Team Leadership

Our food product development team has an excellent sense of team unity and employs a spirit of camaraderie in daily operations together. Which characteristic of team excellence is our team displaying?

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I am using controlling, coordinating, mediating and synthesizing as I focus on issues to help the team complete goals. Which type of leadership decision making am I using?

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External leadership actions include:

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An advantage that effective teams can bring to organizations is

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What are the two critical functions of team effectiveness in Hill's model?

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Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following except

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I am a leader who is focused on influencing the team in positive ways to be effective. Which characteristic of team excellence am I displaying?

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In virtual teams, relational functions are more critical than in traditional, face-to-face teams.

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A mistake commonly made is to call a work group a "team" but treat it as a collection of individuals.

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Taking executive action that is remedial is

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Gender is not mentioned as a relevant factor in this model, but has been mentioned in previous Chapters of our textbook. How would Watson and Hoffman (2004) predict that male and female leaders would be perceived when using the team leadership model? What would you predict?

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External environmental actions include

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Characteristics of team effectiveness include all of the following except

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