Lesson 3.6 Teamwork and Collaboration

Question 1

Total quality management theorizes that if workers are more responsible, they will ______.a.Increase overall qualityb.Reduce overall qualityc.Have no effect on overall qualityd.None of the above

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A

Question 2

Defend or critique the following statement: “People who are unable to put aside their own interests should not be on teams.”

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Answers will vary. Students may discuss that people may learn to become unselfish as a result of good teamwork, or people who refuse to put aside their self interests may sabotage a team by not keeping the common goals in mind.

Question 3

Self-directed teams will generally ______.a.Report to multiple managersb.Have a manager on their teamc.Report to a separate managerd.Not report to a manager

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D

Question 4

Workers who are not good team members might cause ______.a.Increased qualityb.Reduced managementc.Increased self-esteemd.Reduced productivity

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D

Question 5

Being assigned to a team means that a worker will work over a period of time with ______.a.No collaboration on a defined goalb.Other workers on different goalsc.Other workers on common goalsd.No collaboration on common goals

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C

Question 6

Explain the benefits of organizing workers into efficient teams.

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Workers in efficient teams will increase profits for companies, because their workers will complete tasks more efficiently, with better job satisfaction and self-esteem, than workers on individual projects.

Question 7

Explain why team goals should be broken into short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals.

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Goals should be broken down according to time because it allows the team to decide what their overall purpose is, and to define the actions that will allow them to achieve their overall purpose. Additionally, it allows goals to be more easily broken down into tasks which can them be assigned as necessary to team members.

Question 8

Which of these is not a benefit of working as a team?a.Improved moraleb.Increased productivityc.Improved communicationd.Increased personal workload

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D

Question 9

Workers who get to be a part of effective teams are likely to have ______.a.Decreased skill setsb.Increased self-esteemc.Increased vacation timed.Decreased communication

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B

Question 10

Teams generally have which of the following effects on stereotypes and biases in the workplace?a.Teams will reduce communication between workersb.Teams will reduce tolerance between workersc.Teams will reduce tension between workersd.Teams will reduce understanding between workers

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C

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