Self-Managing Teams

question 21

Multiple Choice

Self-managing teams:

• A) are limited to only very large organizations.
• B) require members to coordinate their own activities and make decisions.
• C) typically increase the need for supervisors.
• D) create a tall organizational structure.
• E) show negligible increase in productivity and substantial decrease in product quality.

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Definitions:

Organizational Structure

The way in which a company or organization is organized, including its roles, responsibilities, and levels of authority.

Vertical Dyad

Describes the unique relationships leaders form with each of their subordinates, often leading to the in-group and out-group dynamics within a team.

LMX

Leader-Member Exchange theory, which focuses on the two-way (dyadic) relationship between leaders and followers, emphasizing the importance of this interaction in leadership success.

In-group

A social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member.