Question 1

The communications director for a national political candidate noticed that the campaign's speechwriting team was feeling unmotivated and underappreciated because no one at campaign headquarters had ever recognized them for their hard work.The communications director decided to produce a series of short,fun videos profiling each speechwriter and shared it with top campaign officials in order to better connect the team to powerful people in the organization.This is an example of what kind of leadership action?

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Question 2

Negotiating upward to secure necessary resources,support,and recognition for the team is an example of ______.

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A)   an external environmental leadership action
B)   a relational external leadership action
C)   a task internal leadership action
D)   a relational internal leadership action

Question 3

Teams that meet face-to-face ______.

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A)   are more effective than virtual teams
B)   are less effective than virtual teams
C)   can be equally as effective as virtual teams
D)   often encounter more interpersonal issues than virtual teams C

Question 4

Teamwork as described in the text is ______.

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A)   lateral decision making
B)   vertical decision making
C)   hierarchical decision making
D)   team leader decision making

Question 5

Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths.Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

Accepted Answer

A)   standards of excellence
B)   clear norms of conduct
C)   competent team members
D)   principled leadership

Question 7

According to team leadership theory,individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The principled leadership characteristic of team excellence is central to team effectiveness,influencing the team through four processes.Which is not one of these processes?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive
B)   directive
C)   motivational
D)   coordination

Question 9

Our team leader outlined the objectives of our new project and identified our expected outcomes.Our leader was using which characteristic of team excellence?

Accepted Answer

A)   clear, elevating goal
B)   clear norms of conduct
C)   collaborative climate
D)   principled leadership A

Question 10

I am a leader who is focused on influencing the team in positive ways to be effective including my use of motivation and coordination.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 11

Hill's model of team leadership requires a leader to consider all of the following questions to improve team effectiveness except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Which of my personal values are being impacted?
B)   What type of intervention should be used?
C)   At what level should the intervention be targeted?
D)   What leadership function should be implemented?

Question 12

An angel investor just provided the financial capital for you to start up a new crop science technology company.You decide to set up your new business using a team-based structure because research shows this organizational design,done effectively,will lead to all of the following except ______.

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A)   better quality products
B)   greater innovation
C)   less waste of resources
D)   less need for leadership

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When the leader sees and interprets the team's experiences in an organizational context it is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   requisite variety
B)   leader complexity
C)   behavioral flexibility
D)   mental model

Question 15

How does management of virtual teams differ from face-to-face teams? Do all parts of the team leadership model apply as well to virtual teams?

Accepted Answer

It is important for virtual leaders to b...

Question 16

Internal relational leadership actions include all of these except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   collaborating: including, involving
B)   managing conflict and power issues
C)   building commitment
D)   networking and forming alliances D

Question 17

Team leaders need to construct a mental model to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   identify problems and solutions within the team
B)   take simple problems and find hidden complexities
C)   improve their communication skills
D)   give team members the role of problem solving

Question 18

Hill's model for team leadership suggests what number of leadership decisions a leader must make before taking leadership actions?

Accepted Answer

A)   4
B)   3
C)   7
D)   5

Question 19

A "team" is more than an organizational group,in that a team is composed of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   members who are interdependent
B)   members who are experienced facilitators
C)   members who meet face-to-face
D)   members who are independent

Question 20

One of the potential benefits to a team of a slow-to-act leader is ______.

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A)   increased positional leadership
B)   decreased decision effectiveness
C)   encouraging team members to emerge as leaders
D)   preventing problems from getting out of control

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Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

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Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths.Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

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According to team leadership theory,individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

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The principled leadership characteristic of team excellence is central to team effectiveness,influencing the team through four processes.Which is not one of these processes?

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Our team leader outlined the objectives of our new project and identified our expected outcomes.Our leader was using which characteristic of team excellence?

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Hill's model of team leadership requires a leader to consider all of the following questions to improve team effectiveness except ______.

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An angel investor just provided the financial capital for you to start up a new crop science technology company.You decide to set up your new business using a team-based structure because research shows this organizational design,done effectively,will lead to all of the following except ______.

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

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Hill's model of team leadership requires a leader to consider all of the following questions to improve team effectiveness except ______.

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

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How does management of virtual teams differ from face-to-face teams? Do all parts of the team leadership model apply as well to virtual teams?

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