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Behavior in Organizations, 10e (Greenberg) Chapter 8 Group Dynamics and Work Teams 1) ________ focuses on the nature of groups, the variables that govern their development, formation, structure, performance, etc. A) Group dynamics B) Teamwork C) Social facilitation D) Drive theory Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 251 2) Which of the following constitutes a group? A) Students waiting in line to sell their textbooks at the end of the semester B) The office support staff of a sales office C) Students working on a final project which determines if they pass or fail D) All of these are groups. Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 251 3) Which of the following characterizes a group? A) Members pursue diverse goals B) Independence of membership C) …show more content…

A) group contingency schematic B) punctuated-equilibrium model C) socialization transfer model. D) congruence-productivity paradigm Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 256-257 18) The interrelationships between the individuals constituting a group are called: A) group roles. B) group structure. C) role expectations. D) role differentiation. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 257 19) The beliefs that people have about what someone occupying a certain office is supposed to do are: A) group roles. B) group structure. C) role expectations. D) role differentiation. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 257 20) The emergence of the roles that different group members play is: A) group roles. B) group structure. C) role expectations. D) role differentiation. Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 258 21) If the activities of an individual in a group, more than anyone else, helps the group reach its goal, then that person is playing a ________. A) a socioemotional role B) a self-oriented role C) a task-oriented role D) relations-oriented role Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 258 22) Tami shifts her own opinions to harmonize with the group and suggests ways the group can operate more efficiently. She is fulfilling the: A) relations-oriented role B) self-oriented role. C) task-oriented role. D) ancillary role. Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 259 AACSB: Reflective Thinking 23) The

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