Team Effectiveness: Task Design and Process Losses

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Which type of task is performance dependent on the best member?

  • Inherently Rewarding Task
  • Conjunctive Task
  • Disjunctive Task (correct)
  • Additive Task

What is the term for the tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working in a group than when working individually?

  • Task Interdependence
  • Team Effectiveness
  • Social Loafing (correct)
  • Process Losses

How can social loafing be counteracted?

  • Make individual performance less visible
  • Decrease performance feedback
  • Keep group size large
  • Reward group performance (correct)

When should team-level rewards be used according to the text?

<p>When the work is truly interdependent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What theory explains the desire to benefit from the efforts of others and match the low level expected of others in social loafing?

<p>Sucker-effect theory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the degree of team cohesion?

<p>The degree to which members like and trust one another (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does group homogeneity affect team cohesion?

<p>Heterogeneous groups are less cohesive (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor leads to higher team cohesion?

<p>Difficult entry into the group (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of team cohesion?

<p>Higher member satisfaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could lead to team conflict according to the text?

<p>Differences in status or power, goals, or personality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of task conflict?

<p>Conflict over the content or goals of the work (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of team effectiveness, what does 'IPO' stand for?

<p>Input, Process, Output (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one way to enhance the effectiveness of teams according to the text?

<p>Provide more conflict resolution training (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some aspects of member selection that can enhance team effectiveness?

<p>Average levels of cognitive ability and conscientiousness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a measure of team performance according to the text?

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

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