134 Questions
What is the defining characteristic of a work team?
They are continuing work units responsible for producing goods or providing services
According to the IPO model of performance, what affects group processes?
Team composition/leadership
What is the primary responsibility of management teams?
Coordinating and providing direction to sub-units
What defines a project team's typical output?
New product or service
What are team processes primarily focused on?
Organizing taskwork to achieve collective goals
What do emergent states result from?
Team experience
Which aspect of team diversity's effects is highlighted in the text?
Inconsistency in outcomes
What is a defining characteristic of teams?
Interdependence
Which diversity perspective emphasizes differences in educational or functional background?
Information-processing perspective
What does the social categorization perspective derive from?
Social identity and self-categorization theory
What increases faultline strength within a team?
Increased alignment of diversity attributes
Which category of diversity refers to differences in demographic characteristics?
Social category diversity
What is the distinguishing factor between ingroup and outgroup according to the text?
"Association with the self" criterion
What are faultlines in teams based on?
"Hypothetical dividing lines that split a group into subgroups based on attributes"
Which perspective argues that it's not the degree of diversity but the alignment of diversity on different attributes that matters?
"Social categorization perspective"
What is the dual effect proposed by the study in relation to transformational leadership?
Facilitation of task-relevant information processing and prevention of negative effects in diverse teams
How does transformational leadership impact the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?
Facilitates elaboration and in-depth processing
What is the role of collective team identification in diverse teams?
It is seen as an emergent state
How does the study propose transformational leadership moderates the relationship with team performance?
Positively when leadership levels are high, negatively or nonsignificantly when they are low
According to the study, what mediates the moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship with team performance?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
What is expected to ensure that the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity?
Transformational leadership
How does transformational leadership impact negative effects such as low levels of collective team identification in diverse teams?
Prevents them
What do the authors expect to be positively moderated by transformational leadership in relation to age, nationality, and educational diversity?
Relationship with team performance
What is the potential downside of highly diverse groups?
Increased interactional conflicts
Which perspective focuses more on task-related aspects in diverse teams?
Informational perspective
What is the basic relationship in the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) regarding group performance?
Enhanced group performance is reached by increased elaboration of task-relevant information.
According to the informational perspective, when does diversity lead to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?
When the task has strong information-processing components
Which factor does NOT influence whether diversity leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information according to the text?
Group size
What does the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) emphasize for achieving enhanced group performance?
Increased elaboration of task-relevant information
In diverse teams, what does having a broader range of task-relevant resources do according to the text?
Enhances performance
What is the potential outcome if diversity does not lead to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?
Worse group performance
What aspect of diverse teams could lead to less interactional conflicts?
Diversity in social category
What pathway can determine whether a group involves increased elaboration of information?
Categorization-elaboration pathway
What does the information-processing perspective argue regarding diversity?
It associates with an increase in available resources
What factor increases faultline strength within a team according to the text?
Increased alignment of diversity on different attributes
Which category of diversity refers to differences in demographic characteristics?
Social category diversity
What is the defining characteristic of teams according to the text?
Interdependence
What do faultlines in teams represent?
Hypothetical dividing lines based on team hierarchy
What does social categorization theory classify as 'ingroup'?
People who are similar to the self
What did the study find about the relationship of age, nationality, and educational diversity with team performance?
They are positively related only when transformational leadership is high.
What is the role of collective team identification in the relationship between transformational leadership and task-relevant information elaboration?
It partially mediates the moderating effect.
How does transformational leadership impact the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?
It moderates the interactive effects.
What did the study find about the relationship between nationality and educational diversity with team performance?
Both are positively related to team performance only when transformational leadership is high.
How does transformational leadership affect the relationship between demographic variables and educational background with team performance?
It strengthens the relationship.
What pathway was identified as mediating the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
How did the study collect data to analyze the relationships between demographic variables and educational background with team performance?
From HR
What is the dual effect proposed by the study in relation to transformational leadership?
Prevention of negative effects and facilitation of information processing
What is the role of transformational leadership in moderating the relationship with team performance based on the study?
Negotiates positive and negative effects of diversity
What is considered as an emergent state according to the text?
Collective team identification
How does transformational leadership influence the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams according to the text?
By facilitating in-depth processing of a broad range of information
Which aspect does the study propose that transformational leadership prevents in diverse teams?
High levels of collective team identification
What is expected to fully mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship with team performance?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
Which factor is proposed to be positively moderated by transformational leadership in relation to team performance?
Age, nationality, and educational diversity
What effect does transformational leadership have on the relationship between diversity aspects and team performance according to the study?
It strengthens positive relationships at high levels of transformational leadership.
What are the two main categories into which diversity types are divided in the text?
Social category diversity and informational diversity
Based on the social categorization perspective, what do people tend to focus on in diverse teams?
Similarities and differences among team members
How is transformational leadership believed to influence diverse teams according to the text?
By moderating the effects of diversity on team performance
What is highlighted as a major challenge to organizational theory and practice in dealing with diversity?
Managing underlying processes of diversity effects
In the study, what pathway can lead to enhanced or lowered team performance based on diversity?
The social categorization pathway
What does the study aim to provide an integrative model on?
Positive and negative effects of diversity on work-group performance
Which perspective focuses more on similarities and differences between team members in diverse teams?
'Us vs. Them' perspective
What is one of the main categories of diversity mentioned in the text?
Age, gender, nationality
What do diverse teams categorize themselves into based on the social categorization perspective?
'Ingroup' vs. 'Outgroup'
'Task-related aspects or information' are associated with which category of diversity mentioned in the text?
'Informational' diversity
What distinguishes a project team from other types of teams according to the text?
They work on time-limited outputs like new products or services.
Which factor does the IPO model of performance suggest influences group processes?
Team diversity
What defines a management team's primary responsibility as mentioned in the text?
Coordinating and providing direction to sub-units.
What do emergent states result from in a team context?
Team experience
What is the main focus of team processes as described in the text?
Organizing taskwork to achieve collective goals
In the context of teams, what is considered a major challenge according to the text?
Ensuring team diversity leads to positive outcomes
What is highlighted as a distinguishing factor between ingroup and outgroup in the text?
Social categorization
'Member’s interdependent acts that covert inputs to outcomes through cognitive, verbal, and behavioral activities' describe which aspect of team dynamics?
'Team processes'
What is the impact of a mismatch between task and outcome interdependence on team functioning according to the text?
It is detrimental to team functioning
How are team mental model accuracy and similarity related to team performance?
They are positively associated with performance
What are diversity faultlines in teams primarily associated with?
Disrupting group processes
How does informational diversity contribute to team functioning?
It improves the quality of team performance
What do diversity faultlines in teams typically result in?
Negative impacts on group processes
How do diversity faultlines emerge within a team?
By correlating different dimensions of diversity
What role do team mental models play in helping teams coordinate their activities?
They help teams coordinate their activities
How is task interdependence defined in the context of team activities?
It involves coordinating team activities
What is the primary focus of the study in relation to transformational leadership and team diversity?
Investigating how transformational leadership mediates the relationship between diversity aspects and team performance
How does the study propose that transformational leadership influences the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?
By facilitating in-depth processing of a broad range of task-relevant information
In relation to team performance, what is the expected moderating effect of transformational leadership on demographic diversity?
No significant impact when transformational leadership levels are low
What is considered an emergent state in diverse teams according to the text?
Low levels of collective team identification
What is the key factor that determines whether diversity leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information in a group, according to the text?
The level of task ability of group members
In the categorization-elaboration model (CEM), what is the primary focus for achieving enhanced group performance?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
Which aspect is highlighted by the informational perspective as a condition that leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?
Group's motivation to process information
What does the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) propose as a pathway to determining whether a group involves in increased elaboration of information?
Different mediators and moderators
How does the informational perspective suggest diversity contributes to enhanced group performance?
By providing a broader range of task-relevant resources
In diverse teams, which condition is crucial for diversity to lead to increased elaboration of information according to the text?
High task ability of group members
What is emphasized by the informational perspective as a factor that leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?
Task-related resources
How does the categorization-elaboration model suggest diversity affects group performance?
By enhancing elaboration of task-relevant information
Which condition is identified by the informational perspective as a requirement for increasing elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse groups?
Strong information-processing tasks
What determines whether a diverse group involves in increased elaboration of task-relevant information based on the text?
The manner in which information is processed
What is the primary focus of team processes as described in the text?
Organizing taskwork to achieve collective goals
According to the informational perspective, what determines whether a diverse group involves in increased elaboration of task-relevant information?
Task complexity
How does transformational leadership impact the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?
Transformational leadership positively moderates the relationship
What is highlighted as a major challenge to organizational theory and practice in dealing with diversity?
The inconsistent effects of team diversity
What three factors moderate the process of social categorization according to the text?
Cognitive accessibility, normative fit, comparative fit
In diverse teams, what does having a broader range of task-relevant resources do according to the text?
Contributes to enhanced group performance
What is the primary process underlying the positive effects of diversity on group performance?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
When is diversity more likely to benefit group performance according to the text?
When task motivation and ability of group members are high
What is the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) focused on in terms of enhancing group performance?
Increased elaboration of task-relevant information
What are the eight key propositions implied by the model described in the text?
The positive effects of diversity on group performance, moderation by task requirements, and more.
According to the informational perspective, what are the conditions under which diversity leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?
When the task has strong information-processing and decision-making components, when the group is highly motivated to process information, and when group members are high in task ability.
What do intergroup biases negatively relate to in the context of the text?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
What is the main factor that determines whether diversity types can enhance group performance according to the Categorization-Elaboration Model?
Increased elaboration of task-relevant information
How does transformational leadership influence the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?
It is expected to fully mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship with team performance.
What role does collective team identification play in diverse teams?
It is expected to ensure that the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity.
What is the dual effect proposed by the study in relation to transformational leadership?
Facilitating elaboration of task-relevant information and preventing negative effects in diverse teams
How does transformational leadership impact the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?
Transformational leadership moderates the relationship, making it positive with high levels of leadership but negative or nonsignificant with low levels.
What is the role of collective team identification in the relationship between transformational leadership and task-relevant information elaboration?
Collective team identification is seen as an emergent state in this relationship.
What aspect of diverse teams could lead to less interactional conflicts?
Higher levels of collective team identification
What is expected to ensure that the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity?
Transformational leadership moderating the relationship with team performance
What are the defining characteristics of a project team?
Time-limited, works on one-time outputs (new product or service)
According to the IPO model of performance, how do input variables affect group processes?
Input variables (such as team composition/leadership) affect group processes like information sharing
What are emergent states in a team?
Products of team experience
What are the responsibilities of management teams?
Coordinate and provide direction to sub-units, responsible for overall performance
How does the IPO model of performance explain team outcomes?
Input variables (like team composition/leadership) affect group processes, which in turn determine team outcomes
How does the study propose that transformational leadership moderates the relationship between team diversity and team performance?
Transformational leadership moderates the relationship of age, nationality, and educational diversity with team performance.
What role does collective team identification play in diverse teams according to the text?
Collective team identification is seen as an emergent state in diverse teams.
How is the elaboration of task-relevant information expected to mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership on team performance?
The elaboration of task-relevant information is expected to fully mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership.
What is highlighted as a factor that can ensure the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity?
Transformational leadership is highlighted as a factor.
What is considered as an emergent state in diverse teams according to the text?
Collective team identification is considered an emergent state.
What role does transformational leadership play in the relationship between age, nationality, and educational diversity with team performance?
Moderates
What is the basic relationship proposed by the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) in terms of enhancing group performance?
increased elaboration of task-relevant information
How are the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance fully mediated?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
According to the informational perspective, what conditions lead to increased elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?
strong information-processing and decision-making components, high motivation to process information, high task ability
What is the key factor that determines whether diversity types positively impact team performance according to the Categorization-Elaboration Model?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
How does the categorization-elaboration model suggest diversity can influence group performance?
through mediators and moderators that determine increased elaboration of information
What moderating effect does transformational leadership have on the relationship between nationality and educational diversity with team performance?
Positive
What is the role of transformational leadership in diverse teams according to the text?
positively moderates the relationship with team performance
What are the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance mediated by?
Elaboration of task-relevant information
What is the primary process underlying the positive effects of diversity on group performance?
increased elaboration of task-relevant information
This study explores how transformational leadership affects information processing and social categorization in diverse teams. It examines the dual effect transformational leadership has on team dynamics and decision-making processes.
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