twanny wan Flashcards
As companies become larger, they tend to use a combination of specialization,
formalization, and centralization to control their activities, thereby becoming more mechanistic
in nature.
True.
Kat is not worried about offering contrary or radical ideas in team meetings because both
the team leader and the team members are supportive of new or even seemingly strange ideas
and don’t laugh at or criticize each other. Kat has a strong feeling of psychological safety within
her team.
True.
Every year, 7 Days, a large retail chain, organizes a large annual function in which it
gives an “Employee of the Year” award to a deserving employee, along with a $5,000 cash prize
and an opportunity to launch the retail chain’s new product. This is an example of which of the
following components of organizational culture?
Ceremonies.
Rachel, Emily, and Dravos are new product development specialists at the athletic
footwear company Sole Success. All three have been part of the same team for over a year, and
as a team they have had tremendous success, with three of their shoe designs among the current
season’s best sellers. There is a healthy sense of competition among them, but they take credit as
a group for their successes rather than focus on individual achievement. A team such as this is
said to have
High potency.
________ are formal events that are generally performed in front of an audience of
organizational members.
Ceremonies.
Task interdependence is one of the most important characteristics that distinguish true
teams from mere groups of individuals.
True.
The shallowest level of cross-training involves positional modeling..
False.
