The _________ stage was added to Tuckman’s original model and can feature participant emotions ranging from victory to grief to insecurity.

New Seasons is an example of a company with _________.

a. providing teams the opportunity to “self-manage.”

b. extensive rules driving change.

c. pay for performance.

d. profits driving decisions.

 (a) Easy/Knowledge

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125. A ___________ is a collection of individuals who interact with each other such that one person’s actions have an impact on the others.

(group)

126. Two or more individuals who are associated with one another in ways not prescribed by the formal organization are a(n) _____________ _____________.

(informal group)

127. Tuckman’s four-stage model of group development features the forming- ___________-_____________ and performing stages.

(storming, norming)

128. In the _________ stage, group members can be defensive, competitive or jealous.

(storming)

129. Many groups get stuck in the _____________ phase.

(storming)

130. Group members establish ground rules and define operating procedures during the ___________ phase of Tuckman’s model.

(norming)

131. The _________ stage was added to Tuckman’s original model and can feature participant emotions ranging from victory to grief to insecurity.

(adjourning)

132. The _______ ____________ model is a cyclical theory that suggests that change in groups occurs in radical spurts rather than incrementally over time.

(punctuated equilibrium)

133. ____________ groups have a collective identity, share a sense of purpose, work together on meaningful tasks, and establish a structured pattern of communication.

(Cohesive)

134. __________ is a group pressure phenomenon that increases the risk of the group’s making flawed decisions by allowing reductions in mental efficiency, reality testing and moral judgment.

(Groupthink)

135. The Ringelmann effect, or ________ ________ is the tendency of individuals to put in less effort when working in a group context.

(social loafing)

136. A group’s perception of its ability to successfully perform well is _________ _______.

(collective efficacy)

137. A ________ is a cohesive coalition of people working together to achieve mutual goals.

(team)

138. Team tasks include __________ tasks, ________ __________ tasks and _____________ tasks.

(production, idea generation, problem-solving)

139. __________ _____________ is where team members work independently on items and then combine their efforts for a final product while _________ ___________ is where team members work on each task simultaneously.

(Pooled interdependence, reciprocal interdependence)

140. The Team Role Typology suggests that ___________ and ____________ are boundary spanning roles.

(consul, coordinator)

141. ___________, ______________, and _______________ are three task roles in the Team Role Typology.

(Contractor, creator, contributor, completer, critic)

142. The task role of ____________ is includes “devil’s advocate” behavior.

(critic)

143. The social role of ________________ serves to keep the team on track with regard to needed changes in team process.

(calibrator)