Organization Behavior Managing People And Organizations 12th Edition By Ricky W – Test Bank

Organization Behavior Managing People And Organizations 12th Edition By Ricky W – Test Bank

Chapter 07

True / False

1. Teams usually require different types of skills to be effective.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

2. The collection of people who attend a class together could be called a group.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. Having a common purpose and common performance goals sets the tone and direction of a virtual team.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. Gain-sharing programs usually reward all team members from all teams based on the performance of one particular team.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

5. Team bonus plans are similar to gain-sharing plans in that the unit of performance used for pay is the entire organization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

6. Skill-based pay systems require team members to acquire important skills that affect compensation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. Teams can reduce the degree of stress that employees experience on the job.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

8. The use of teams can eliminate redundant layers of bureaucracy and flatten the hierarchy on a company.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

9. Teams do not usually take a great deal of time to develop, which is one of the advantages of using teams in companies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

10. Quality circles can be permanent work groups.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True