SUBJECT ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

1. You're a member of a work group with 3 other individuals. Three new members are added to your group. The addition of these new members will likely affect the group in which of the following ways?
a. Complexity of decision making is increased

b. Scheduling meetings will be easier because there are more members to give input on the best time to meet
c. Less time will be needed to make decisions
d. all of the above

2. Joshua, a member of your dorm council, has been a very disruptive group member speaking out of turn, dominating discussions, making inappropriate remarks, and quarreling with other council members. What steps should be taken to deal effectively with Joshua?
a. Confront Joshua about his disruptive behavior after the council meeting
b. Expel Joshua from the council
c. Continue to allow Joshua to dominate conversation so he will run out of steam
d. Challenge Joshua on every point he makes so he will realize that he can't bully the council

3. Sarah is a devil's advocate. During group discussions she
a. attempts to convert group members to a pet cause or viewpoint
b. tries to motivate the group to be productive
c. monopolizes discussion and prevents others from expressing their points of view
d. gently challenges prevailing viewpoints in a group to test and evaluate their strength

4. In an 8 person group the possible number of relationships is ___
a. 186 b. 441 c. 1056 d. 11324

5. Which of the following is not a valid conclusions based on research about the situational perspective on leadership effectiveness?
a. No single style of leadership will be effective in all situations
b. When the readiness level of followers is low, the participating and delegating styles are most appropriate
c. Using the telling style with an able and talented worker will seem like micromanaging and is likely to produce resentment
d. When the readiness level of followers is high, the participating and delegating styles are most appropriate

6. Communication competence and leadership effectiveness interrelate in which of the following ways?
a. the We-Not Me orientation of the communication competence model is crucial for leadership effectiveness
b. the most effective leaders are those who put aside their ego needs in favor of the group's goal
c. effective leaders try to empower group members and try not to stand out as dominant and deserving of adoration
d. all of the above


7. The situational leadership perspective includes which of the following leadership styles?
a. dElegating b. readiness c. maturity d. laissez-faire

8. Which of the following is not informal types of roles in small groups?
a. disruptive roles b. explicit roles c. maintenance roles d. task roles

9. Pete plays the harmonizer-tension reliever role during group discussion on an issue that provokes strong disagreement among members. As a harmonizer-tension reliever, Pete
a. engages in horseplay and diverts attention from the group task
b. clarifies ideas for the group
c. maintains the peace; uses gentle humor
d. gently challenges prevailing points of view in the group

10. A group
a. is composed of no fewer than three individuals
b. is still a group even if members are primarily interested in individual accomplishment while in the group
c. has no common purpose
d. cannot be successful in a highly individualist culture