Which of the following is NOT a functional group?
a. Production department of a manufacturing firm
b. Management department of a business school
c. Project team in a high tech firm
d. Hospital nursing staff
e. Accounting staff in a retail firm
Question 2A group created by the organization to accomplish a number of purposes during an
indefinite time period is a/an
a. functional group.
b. informal group.
c. task force.
d. project group.
e. interest group.
Question 3Which of the following is characteristic of a task group?
a. Created to accomplish a wide range of purposes
b. Formed by the members
c. Has a stated or implied time horizon
d. Can be an autonomous work group or a functional group
e. Purposes may not be consistent with those of the organization
Question 4Which of the following combinations of group types is formed by the organization?
a. Functional and interest
b. Functional and informal
c. Task and interest
d. Interest and informal
e. Task and functional
Question 5You are assigned to the organization's legal staff. This makes you a member of what kind of
group?
a. Functional
b. Task
c. Informal
d. Interest
e. Legitimate
Question 6When an organization assigns you to a group for a specific length of time to accomplish a
specific goal, you are a member of a/an
a. functional group.
b. interest group.
c. task group.
d. informal group.
e. change group.
Question 7Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a group in an organization?
a. Any number of people
b. Regular interaction
c. Aim to accomplish a goal
d. Evolve inside the normal organization structural boundaries
e. Evolve outside the normal organization structural boundaries