People who tend to multi-task, are highly distractible, and change plans often and easily...
Who are "poly-chronic" ?
100
As long as benefits exceed costs group membership will continue to be attractive.
What is the social exchange prediction or theory ?
100
True or False: Meetings should be used to inform employees.
What is FALSE?!
(that’s an announcement, not a meeting, and does not require face-to-face interaction)
100
The generation, application, combination and extension of new ideas
What is creativity?
200
One of Hofsteads dimensions of culture in which individuals put the group's goal before their own individual goals.
What is a collectivist culture?
200
When group members construct a shared group reality and vision through jokes, stories, rituals, and artifacts.
What is symbolic convergence?
200
Good decisions come from good deliberation.
(HINT: this is a tenant of a group theory)
What is Vigilant Interaction Theory?
200
A brainstorming process in which each individual provides a ranking to every idea proposed to the group
What is Nominal Group Technique?
200
Someone who assumes that others will do the work so they choose to disengage from group activities
What is social loafing?
300
A cultural tendency in which communication is direct and explicit.
What what is a low-context culture?
300
When the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts or when the group out-performs individuals
What is synergy?
300
According to your text, a summarizer, a clarifier, and a information seeker are all fulfill what type of role in groups?
What are task roles?
300
A logic process of inference that starts with a broad theory and test predictions based on data.
What is deduction?
300
When two or more people assign different meanings to the same word
What is By-passing?
400
In the early, 1990's Korean Air co-pilots refused to disclose negative information to head-pilots because of this cultural tendency.
What is high-power distance?
400
Theory Premise: Rules and resources constrain and enable group actions
What is Structuration theory?
400
A person who takes a certain argument for the sake of debate and to explore ideas and alternative options further.
An important role in groups to help test the quality of a group decision.
What is a devil's advocate or critical advisor?
400
The hardest aspect of group identity to change
What are values?
400
Power imbalances inhibit minority group members from expressing themselves and impedes their ability to participate
What is Muted Group Theory?
500
A cognitive method used to take the perspective of others and overcome the tenancies for certain minority groups to be muted in group interaction
What is mindfulness?
500
In systems theory, the term for the idea that there is more than one way to reach a goal
What is equifinality?
500
Statement within meeting minutes that explain assignments or responsibility for items (i.e., who, what, when)
What are Action Items?
500
A brainstorming technique in which group member come up with creative ideas by drawing their ideas rather than using words to describe them
What is Brain-sketching?
500
Engaging in behaviors that are counter-productive to the group's effort