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1               When it comes to teamwork, interdependence means:               the team has an identifiable membership.               only one individual in the group will assume responsibility for the project outcome.               the success of individual efforts is the only important goal for members.               team members cannot achieve their goals single-handedly.                When it comes to membership, boundedness refers to the __________; stability refers to __________.               limitations imposed by other members; nonmember view of financial stability of team decisions               amount of expertise of members; how concrete and available resources are to members               team membership identifiability; the tenure of membership               promises made by new members; the emotional fortitude of members               With regard to the defining characteristics of a team, all of the following are true EXCEPT:               teams exist to achieve a shared goal.               team members are interdependent regarding the achievement of a goal.               team members do not have the authority to manage their own work and internal processes.               teams are bounded and stable over a period of time.                When we ask, “why should organizations bother to develop and support teamwork,” all of the following challenges facing organizations might be addressed through teams EXCEPT:               improving multi-generational collaboration and teaming.               dealing with competition in one’s industry.               globalization.               economic understanding.               In manager-led teams, the team members:               execute a task.               monitor and manage the performance of the team.               design the team as a performing unit.               design the organizational context.               With regard to the characteristics of a manager-led team, all of the following are true EXCEPT:               has a dedicated, full-time, higher-ranking supervisor.               provides the organization with the most amount of control over the team and the work they perform.               the members provide peer-feedback for one another.               is a very efficient type of team because of the centrality of goals and control.                A team where a manager or a leader determines the overall purpose or goal of the team, but team members are at liberty to manage the means by which they meet that goal is called a:               manager-lead team.               self-managing team.               self-directing team.               self-governing team.                Self-designing teams are best suited for:               people who cannot take direction.               teams whose leaders are incompetent.               complex, ill-defined, and ambiguous problems.               simple, well-defined, and clear problems.                Which type of team offers the most potential for innovation, can enhance goal commitment, and provides opportunities for organizational learning and change? a.                               Self-governing teams b.                              Manager-led teams c.                               Self-directing or self-designing teams d.                              Self- managing or self-regulating teams            With regard to the disadvantages of self-directing teams, all of the following are true EXCEPT:               it is difficult to monitor the team’s progress.               the team can suffer from conforming too much to team leaders.               teams of this type can be very costly to build.               the team can suffer from marginalization and struggle with team legitimacy.