1. Which of the following is a benefit of teamwork to an organization?

a. Leaders are required to utilize specific management and people skills to lead and build teams.

b. Conflict and confusion among team members may occur as a part of the team evolvement process.

c. Teamwork creates a flexible organization more capable of change through a fluid structure that reconfigures people into different teams, as needed.

d. Some people take advantage of being on a team by loafing or “flying under the radar.”

2. __________ are circumstances that improve individual effort when engaged in a group task.

a. Collective effort

b. Organization theory

c. Teamwork

d. Motivation gains

3. What are Quality Circles?

a. are teams within the organization that develop new ideas for improving work processes

b. enables multinational organizations to operate with personnel in different countries

c. teams can be quicker and more effective decision-makers than traditional hierarchical lines of organizational authority

d. groups or teams of people not working as hard as they would individually

4. Who are free riders?

a. groups or teams of people not working as hard as they would individually

b. let others do most of the important work, but they take credit for the team success and performance

c. teams within the organization that develop new ideas

d. people in the organization in brainstorming, problem solving, and decision-making processes

5. What is a psychological term defining a person who feels no individual responsibility for the team effort?

a. loafing

b. riders

c. deindividuation

d. aversion