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When composing collaborative messages, the best strategy is to
 
  A) assign the writing task to one person or divide larger projects among multiple writers.
  B) begin by letting all members do their own thing and then seeing what they all produce.
  C) let all members use their own preferred software.
  D) make the team as large as possible so that every possible area of expertise will be covered.
  E) compose as a group.

Ques. 2

Social networking technologies can help a company create virtual communities of practice that
 
  A) allow employees to develop new workplace skills.
  B) encourage disgruntled employees to vent their frustrations.
  C) discourage socializing so that individual employees can get their work done.
  D) discourage teamwork so individual employees can reach their full potential.
  E) link employees to others with similar professional interests throughout the organization.

Ques. 3

What are three potential disadvantages of working in teams?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 4

Writing for websites often involves the use of ________, which organize and control content and support teamwork.
 
  A) wikis
  B) shared workspaces
  C) word processing software
  D) content management systems
  E) social networks

Ques. 5

In the phenomenon of groupthink, the team may arrive at poor-quality decisions and even act unethically.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Ques. 6

Group members who play team-maintenance roles help everyone to work better together.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Ques. 7

Cross-functional teams perform several roles, even though they contain employees from the same department or division.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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6 years ago
Answer to #1

Answer: A
Explanation: A) The actual composition is the only part of developing team messages that does not usually benefit from group participation. For longer projects, it's efficient to plan, research, and outline together; however, assign the task of writing to one person or divide larger projects among multiple writers. If you divide the writing, try to have one person do a final revision pass to ensure a consistent style.

Answer to #2

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Some companies use social networking technologies to create virtual communities of practice that link employees with similar professional interests throughout a company; they sometimes link employees with customers and suppliers, as well. Sites such as LinkedIn and Xing link people together in a particular business community. For example, professional orchestra musicians may keep in touch with one another and the trends and opportunities in their vocation through LinkedIn, monitoring such things as job opportunities, concert schedules, and gossip on their virtual community.

Answer to #3

Answer: While teams yield numerous benefits, it is important to recognize the possible drawbacks of working in teams. Groupthink occurs when team members value team harmony more than effective decision making. Some team members may have hidden agendas that can impede the team's progress. Finally, the cost of coordinating group activities can be unreasonably high.

Answer to #4

Answer: D
Explanation: D) Content management systems organize and control website content and include features that help team members work together on webpages and other documents.

Answer to #5

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Groupthink can lead a team into making disastrous decisions. The essence of groupthink usually lies in two dynamics: one person or a few people dominating the agenda, and others in the group who are afraid to speak up or drowned out when they do speak up. The result is a false consensus in which the group seems to have debated all of the important issues and arrived at an optimum outcome, when in reality the group saw only a small part of the entire picture and came to somewhat arbitrary, rather than informed, conclusions.

Answer to #6

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Every team needs at least one person to perform maintenance roles to make sure that team members are happy in their roles and that team organization and planning runs as smoothly as possible.

Answer to #7

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The reverse is true. A cross-functional team assembles employees from different departments with different skills for the expressed purpose of solving a single problem or addressing a single issue.
tawanya Author
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6 years ago
found this very helpful thank you
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