Combining Diversity and Transformational Literature Study
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What is the defining characteristic of a work team?

  • They are parallel to the organization
  • They are time-limited teams
  • They are continuing work units responsible for producing goods or providing services (correct)
  • They coordinate and provide direction to sub-units

According to the IPO model of performance, what affects group processes?

  • Team composition/leadership (correct)
  • Team diversity
  • Taskwork organization
  • Information sharing

What is the primary responsibility of management teams?

  • Working on one-time outputs
  • Coordinating and providing direction to sub-units (correct)
  • Performing functions parallel to the organization
  • Producing goods or providing services

What defines a project team's typical output?

<p>New product or service (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are team processes primarily focused on?

<p>Organizing taskwork to achieve collective goals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do emergent states result from?

<p>Team experience (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of team diversity's effects is highlighted in the text?

<p>Inconsistency in outcomes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a defining characteristic of teams?

<p>Interdependence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which diversity perspective emphasizes differences in educational or functional background?

<p>Information-processing perspective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the social categorization perspective derive from?

<p>Social identity and self-categorization theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What increases faultline strength within a team?

<p>Increased alignment of diversity attributes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of diversity refers to differences in demographic characteristics?

<p>Social category diversity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinguishing factor between ingroup and outgroup according to the text?

<p>&quot;Association with the self&quot; criterion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are faultlines in teams based on?

<p>&quot;Hypothetical dividing lines that split a group into subgroups based on attributes&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective argues that it's not the degree of diversity but the alignment of diversity on different attributes that matters?

<p>&quot;Social categorization perspective&quot; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dual effect proposed by the study in relation to transformational leadership?

<p>Facilitation of task-relevant information processing and prevention of negative effects in diverse teams (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership impact the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?

<p>Facilitates elaboration and in-depth processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of collective team identification in diverse teams?

<p>It is seen as an emergent state (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the study propose transformational leadership moderates the relationship with team performance?

<p>Positively when leadership levels are high, negatively or nonsignificantly when they are low (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the study, what mediates the moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship with team performance?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is expected to ensure that the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity?

<p>Transformational leadership (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership impact negative effects such as low levels of collective team identification in diverse teams?

<p>Prevents them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the authors expect to be positively moderated by transformational leadership in relation to age, nationality, and educational diversity?

<p>Relationship with team performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential downside of highly diverse groups?

<p>Increased interactional conflicts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective focuses more on task-related aspects in diverse teams?

<p>Informational perspective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic relationship in the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) regarding group performance?

<p>Enhanced group performance is reached by increased elaboration of task-relevant information. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the informational perspective, when does diversity lead to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?

<p>When the task has strong information-processing components (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor does NOT influence whether diversity leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information according to the text?

<p>Group size (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) emphasize for achieving enhanced group performance?

<p>Increased elaboration of task-relevant information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In diverse teams, what does having a broader range of task-relevant resources do according to the text?

<p>Enhances performance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential outcome if diversity does not lead to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?

<p>Worse group performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of diverse teams could lead to less interactional conflicts?

<p>Diversity in social category (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What pathway can determine whether a group involves increased elaboration of information?

<p>Categorization-elaboration pathway (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the information-processing perspective argue regarding diversity?

<p>It associates with an increase in available resources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor increases faultline strength within a team according to the text?

<p>Increased alignment of diversity on different attributes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of diversity refers to differences in demographic characteristics?

<p>Social category diversity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of teams according to the text?

<p>Interdependence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do faultlines in teams represent?

<p>Hypothetical dividing lines based on team hierarchy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does social categorization theory classify as 'ingroup'?

<p>People who are similar to the self (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the study find about the relationship of age, nationality, and educational diversity with team performance?

<p>They are positively related only when transformational leadership is high. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of collective team identification in the relationship between transformational leadership and task-relevant information elaboration?

<p>It partially mediates the moderating effect. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership impact the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?

<p>It moderates the interactive effects. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the study find about the relationship between nationality and educational diversity with team performance?

<p>Both are positively related to team performance only when transformational leadership is high. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership affect the relationship between demographic variables and educational background with team performance?

<p>It strengthens the relationship. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What pathway was identified as mediating the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the study collect data to analyze the relationships between demographic variables and educational background with team performance?

<p>From HR (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dual effect proposed by the study in relation to transformational leadership?

<p>Prevention of negative effects and facilitation of information processing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of transformational leadership in moderating the relationship with team performance based on the study?

<p>Negotiates positive and negative effects of diversity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered as an emergent state according to the text?

<p>Collective team identification (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership influence the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams according to the text?

<p>By facilitating in-depth processing of a broad range of information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect does the study propose that transformational leadership prevents in diverse teams?

<p>High levels of collective team identification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is expected to fully mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship with team performance?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is proposed to be positively moderated by transformational leadership in relation to team performance?

<p>Age, nationality, and educational diversity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does transformational leadership have on the relationship between diversity aspects and team performance according to the study?

<p>It strengthens positive relationships at high levels of transformational leadership. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main categories into which diversity types are divided in the text?

<p>Social category diversity and informational diversity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on the social categorization perspective, what do people tend to focus on in diverse teams?

<p>Similarities and differences among team members (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is transformational leadership believed to influence diverse teams according to the text?

<p>By moderating the effects of diversity on team performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as a major challenge to organizational theory and practice in dealing with diversity?

<p>Managing underlying processes of diversity effects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the study, what pathway can lead to enhanced or lowered team performance based on diversity?

<p>The social categorization pathway (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the study aim to provide an integrative model on?

<p>Positive and negative effects of diversity on work-group performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective focuses more on similarities and differences between team members in diverse teams?

<p>'Us vs. Them' perspective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main categories of diversity mentioned in the text?

<p>Age, gender, nationality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do diverse teams categorize themselves into based on the social categorization perspective?

<p>'Ingroup' vs. 'Outgroup' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Task-related aspects or information' are associated with which category of diversity mentioned in the text?

<p>'Informational' diversity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a project team from other types of teams according to the text?

<p>They work on time-limited outputs like new products or services. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor does the IPO model of performance suggest influences group processes?

<p>Team diversity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines a management team's primary responsibility as mentioned in the text?

<p>Coordinating and providing direction to sub-units. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do emergent states result from in a team context?

<p>Team experience (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of team processes as described in the text?

<p>Organizing taskwork to achieve collective goals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of teams, what is considered a major challenge according to the text?

<p>Ensuring team diversity leads to positive outcomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as a distinguishing factor between ingroup and outgroup in the text?

<p>Social categorization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Member’s interdependent acts that covert inputs to outcomes through cognitive, verbal, and behavioral activities' describe which aspect of team dynamics?

<p>'Team processes' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of a mismatch between task and outcome interdependence on team functioning according to the text?

<p>It is detrimental to team functioning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are team mental model accuracy and similarity related to team performance?

<p>They are positively associated with performance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are diversity faultlines in teams primarily associated with?

<p>Disrupting group processes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does informational diversity contribute to team functioning?

<p>It improves the quality of team performance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do diversity faultlines in teams typically result in?

<p>Negative impacts on group processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do diversity faultlines emerge within a team?

<p>By correlating different dimensions of diversity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do team mental models play in helping teams coordinate their activities?

<p>They help teams coordinate their activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is task interdependence defined in the context of team activities?

<p>It involves coordinating team activities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the study in relation to transformational leadership and team diversity?

<p>Investigating how transformational leadership mediates the relationship between diversity aspects and team performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the study propose that transformational leadership influences the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?

<p>By facilitating in-depth processing of a broad range of task-relevant information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In relation to team performance, what is the expected moderating effect of transformational leadership on demographic diversity?

<p>No significant impact when transformational leadership levels are low (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered an emergent state in diverse teams according to the text?

<p>Low levels of collective team identification (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor that determines whether diversity leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information in a group, according to the text?

<p>The level of task ability of group members (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the categorization-elaboration model (CEM), what is the primary focus for achieving enhanced group performance?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is highlighted by the informational perspective as a condition that leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?

<p>Group's motivation to process information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) propose as a pathway to determining whether a group involves in increased elaboration of information?

<p>Different mediators and moderators (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the informational perspective suggest diversity contributes to enhanced group performance?

<p>By providing a broader range of task-relevant resources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In diverse teams, which condition is crucial for diversity to lead to increased elaboration of information according to the text?

<p>High task ability of group members (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized by the informational perspective as a factor that leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?

<p>Task-related resources (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the categorization-elaboration model suggest diversity affects group performance?

<p>By enhancing elaboration of task-relevant information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is identified by the informational perspective as a requirement for increasing elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse groups?

<p>Strong information-processing tasks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a diverse group involves in increased elaboration of task-relevant information based on the text?

<p>The manner in which information is processed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of team processes as described in the text?

<p>Organizing taskwork to achieve collective goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the informational perspective, what determines whether a diverse group involves in increased elaboration of task-relevant information?

<p>Task complexity</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership impact the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?

<p>Transformational leadership positively moderates the relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as a major challenge to organizational theory and practice in dealing with diversity?

<p>The inconsistent effects of team diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What three factors moderate the process of social categorization according to the text?

<p>Cognitive accessibility, normative fit, comparative fit</p> Signup and view all the answers

In diverse teams, what does having a broader range of task-relevant resources do according to the text?

<p>Contributes to enhanced group performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary process underlying the positive effects of diversity on group performance?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is diversity more likely to benefit group performance according to the text?

<p>When task motivation and ability of group members are high</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) focused on in terms of enhancing group performance?

<p>Increased elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the eight key propositions implied by the model described in the text?

<p>The positive effects of diversity on group performance, moderation by task requirements, and more.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the informational perspective, what are the conditions under which diversity leads to increased elaboration of task-relevant information?

<p>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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do intergroup biases negatively relate to in the context of the text?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines whether diversity types can enhance group performance according to the Categorization-Elaboration Model?

<p>Increased elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership influence the elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?

<p>It is expected to fully mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership on the relationship with team performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does collective team identification play in diverse teams?

<p>It is expected to ensure that the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dual effect proposed by the study in relation to transformational leadership?

<p>Facilitating elaboration of task-relevant information and preventing negative effects in diverse teams</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does transformational leadership impact the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance?

<p>Transformational leadership moderates the relationship, making it positive with high levels of leadership but negative or nonsignificant with low levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of collective team identification in the relationship between transformational leadership and task-relevant information elaboration?

<p>Collective team identification is seen as an emergent state in this relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of diverse teams could lead to less interactional conflicts?

<p>Higher levels of collective team identification</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is expected to ensure that the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity?

<p>Transformational leadership moderating the relationship with team performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the defining characteristics of a project team?

<p>Time-limited, works on one-time outputs (new product or service)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the IPO model of performance, how do input variables affect group processes?

<p>Input variables (such as team composition/leadership) affect group processes like information sharing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are emergent states in a team?

<p>Products of team experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the responsibilities of management teams?

<p>Coordinate and provide direction to sub-units, responsible for overall performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the IPO model of performance explain team outcomes?

<p>Input variables (like team composition/leadership) affect group processes, which in turn determine team outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the study propose that transformational leadership moderates the relationship between team diversity and team performance?

<p>Transformational leadership moderates the relationship of age, nationality, and educational diversity with team performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does collective team identification play in diverse teams according to the text?

<p>Collective team identification is seen as an emergent state in diverse teams.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the elaboration of task-relevant information expected to mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership on team performance?

<p>The elaboration of task-relevant information is expected to fully mediate the moderating effect of transformational leadership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as a factor that can ensure the positive effects of team diversity outweigh the drawbacks associated with heterogeneity?

<p>Transformational leadership is highlighted as a factor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered as an emergent state in diverse teams according to the text?

<p>Collective team identification is considered an emergent state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does transformational leadership play in the relationship between age, nationality, and educational diversity with team performance?

<p>Moderates</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic relationship proposed by the categorization-elaboration model (CEM) in terms of enhancing group performance?

<p>increased elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance fully mediated?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the informational perspective, what conditions lead to increased elaboration of task-relevant information in diverse teams?

<p>strong information-processing and decision-making components, high motivation to process information, high task ability</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor that determines whether diversity types positively impact team performance according to the Categorization-Elaboration Model?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the categorization-elaboration model suggest diversity can influence group performance?

<p>through mediators and moderators that determine increased elaboration of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

What moderating effect does transformational leadership have on the relationship between nationality and educational diversity with team performance?

<p>Positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of transformational leadership in diverse teams according to the text?

<p>positively moderates the relationship with team performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the interactive effects of age, nationality, and educational diversity on team performance mediated by?

<p>Elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary process underlying the positive effects of diversity on group performance?

<p>increased elaboration of task-relevant information</p> Signup and view all the answers

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