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Advocates of the self-managed team believe that autonomy through shared control over critical task-related decisions allow the team to perform better than conventional teams.

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A disadvantage of team-centered decision making is that it can end up being a poor compromise rather than an optimal solution.

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Team innovation is the collective acquisition, combination, creation, and sharing of knowledge.

Social loafing is likely to result when:

A manager is conducting a department meeting with his followers. In this example, the manager and his followers qualify as what type of team?

Social loafing and groupthink are not likely to occur in self-managed teams.

Describe top management's and the team leader's roles in fostering creativity. For each, list activities they should undertake to promote creativity.

Paul is on a team in which the other members are from production, marketing, and R&D, respectively. Which of the following best describes what kind of team Paul is on?

What is groupthink, and under what conditions is it more likely to occur?

Describe the challenges of implementing effective self-managed teams.

One of the disadvantages of cross-functional teams is the lack of coordination and the many problems that can occur when people from different functions come together to work on a project at the same time.

Probably the single greatest mistake made by those who call meetings is that they do not display the appropriate leadership style for the meeting.

Encouraging interteam rivalries discourages creativity.

Shirking of individual responsibility, also known as social loafing, is a problem frequently noted in teams.

Research on teamwork has found that individuals who are part of an effective team have greater job satisfaction and are less likely to leave their jobs.

Justin describes the way work gets done in his department as follows: "I get the assembled product from Jean; I paint it and send it to Tony for packaging." Justin's group is functioning as which of the following?

Cross-functional teams may also include representatives from outside organizations, such as suppliers, clients, and joint-venture partners.

At the end of a meeting, the leader needs to review all assignments given during the meeting.

Team effectiveness has three components: task performance, group potency, and individual satisfaction.

What is groupthink, and under what conditions is it more likely to occur?