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1)Disadvantages of group decision making include which of the following? a)    Parts of a problem are divided among several people

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1)Disadvantages of group decision making include which of the following?

a)    Parts of a problem are divided among several people.

b)    The potential for groupthink and group polarization.

c)    Most groups prefer to not make decisions.

d)    All of the above.

 

2-     Norms are rules that groups adopt to dictate appropriate and inappropriate behavior for members.

 

·        True

·        False

 

3-     Group conflict can lead to high quality decisions.

 

·        True

·        False

 

4-     Researchers have discovered some evidence of personality characteristics that cause some works to be more at risk of being involved in accidents than other workers.

 

·        True

·        False

 

5-     Employees may perform work tasks simply because they like and admire their bosses. This is an example of __________ power.

a)    expert

b)    legitimate

c)    referent

d)    reward

 

6-     Which influence tactic can supervisors engage in that has been shown to be moderately effective in influencing their employees?

a)    blocking

b)    coalitions

c)    sactions

d)    ingratiation.

 

7-     Bob and his friends find a bag full of cash on the subway train they are riding. The group has decided to keep the money and split it amongst themselves instead of turning it in to the police. Match the groupthink "symptom" that best describes the statement Bob might make to himself to justify the decision to go along with this plan:

 

(NOTE: THIS IS A MATCHIG)

 

1.    Direct conformity pressure

2.    Illusion of unanimity

3.    Self-censorship

4.    Illusion of invulnerability

5.   Illusion of morality

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A.    "There's no way we are going to get caught, no one saw that the bag wasn't ours."

 

B.    "This money probably belongs to drug dealers and if they had it they would buy more drugs to sell to innocent people, so it's in better hands with us. At least we can do something good with it."

 

C.    "Everyone seems to be in agreement to take the money so I might as well go along."

 

D.   "I think we should turn in the money but I'm not going to say anything."

 

E.    "Joe just looked at me funny, I think the other guys will just take my share if I say no and then threaten me."

 

 

_____________________________

 

8-     Seth prefers to work on teams for school projects because he finds himself working harder when he has to work by herself. Seth is likely

 

a.    dissatisfied with his GPA.

b.    committed to his project team.

c.     motivated by the presence of his classmates.

d.    engaging in social loafing.

 

9-     During a union labor strike, the company's chief negotiator makes promises to the union that he cannot keep. This causes the union to withdraw their demands for a wage increase and go back to work. Later, when the members realize that the promises have not been kept, the relationship between the union members and the company becomes so damaged that it leads to high rates of turnover and decreased productivity. The company's behavior is an example of-

 

a.    illegitimate power

b.    coercive power

c.     functional politics

d.    dysfunctional politics

 

10- In Kurt Lewin et al's 1939 leadership styles study, children who used _________ styles were very engaged with their group and, although the group was _________ productive, their arts and crafts project results were of _______ quality. 

 

a.    delegative; more; high

b.    participative; less; high

c.     delegative; less; low

d.    participative; more; low