Three critical activities occur during group socialization that affect the productivity of teams, ...

Three critical activities occur during group socialization that affect the productivity of teams, and they are:
 
  a. perceptions of status, status competition, and mirroring.
  b. flattery, a focus on similarities, and behavior modified to synchronize with another person's behavior.
  c. the sharing of hardship stories, conveyance of social norms, and establishing goals.
  d. evaluation, commitment, and role transitions.

Question 2

Group socialization refers to the:
 
  a. amount of time a group spends together professionally and personally.
  b. way a group works together to complete a task or meet a goal.
  c. process by which a person becomes a full member of a team.
  d. process of gaining trust with new members of a team.

Question 3

During the commitment phase of the group socialization process, the key factor that affects commitment, both for the individual and for the team, is the:
 
  a. high costs of including and joining.
  b. high rewards of joining and including.
  c. alternatives that are available to the individual and the team.
  d. sense of trust and respect shared between the two parties.

Question 4

Human resource research is a distinct HRM function that requires a special department in most large firms.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 5

When a team member feels comfortable asking a question without worrying about being rebuffed, this is known as:
 
  a. psychological safety.
  b. incentive-based trust.
  c. trust based on social networks.
  d. team freedom.

Question 6

People consider two types of cues when assessing status of team members: real status and pseudo status. An example of real status is __________; an example of pseudo status is __________.
 
  a. experience with a task; gender
  b. gender; experience with a task
  c. gender; ethnicity
  d. experience with a task; a title in an organization

Question 7

The average lifespan of a team is approximately:
 
  a. 6 months.
  b. 12 months.
  c. 24 months.
  d. 36 months.

Question 8

Implicit trust refers to how people put their trust in others even in the absence of rational reasons to do so. All of the following might lead to the development of implicit trust EXCEPT:
 
  a. distinctiveness--focusing on how the group members are distinct from one another in terms of diversity.
  b. mere exposure--the more we see someone, the more we like and trust them.
  c. mirroring--mimicking the body posture of another person.
  d. flattery--complementing the other person.