Sports in general, whether individual or team, can be a good source of learning self-management, self-discipline, and teamwork.
a. true
b. false
Question 2Role conflict occurs when a person's tasks or authority are not clearly defined and the person becomes afraid to act on or take responsibility for anything.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3The primary advantage of a bureaucracy is that it lays out the ground rules for designing an organizational hierarchy that efficiently controls interactions between organizational levels.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4To make effective process interventions, the practitioner may _____.
a. not say anything and let the group develop their own working relationships
b. allow the group to avoid looking at process issues
c. require the group to stop work every half hour to deal with process issues
d. set up a meeting in which only process issues are discussed
e. encourage the group to deal only with content issues
Question 5In a bureaucratic organization, individuals can be held accountable for what they do, and such accountability reduces the transaction costs.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6Contingent workers are employees who belong to self-managed teams.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7Essential to the practitioner relationship and problem identification is _____.
a. determining who the real client is
b. support by all lower-echelon employees
c. friendly interaction
d. being perceived as an expert
e. all of the above
Question 8An organization in which the hierarchy has many levels relative to the size of the organization is a(n) ________ organization.
A) tall
B) flat
C) decentralized
D) organic