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CIPS L3M4 Team Dynamics and Change Exam Practice Test

Demo: 27 questions
Total 90 questions

Team Dynamics and Change Questions and Answers

Question 1

Conscious knowledge of one’s own character and feelings – a cornerstone of emotional intelligence – sometimes described as ‘know thyself’:

Options:

A.

Self-selection

B.

Self-development

C.

Self-awareness

D.

Self-interest

Question 2

According to CIPS, which of the following are not internal stakeholders? Select one.

Options:

A.

Shareholders

B.

Managers

C.

Other employees

D.

Directors

Question 3

Which one of the following is not part of John Adair’s 'action-centred leadership' model?

Options:

A.

Task

B.

Individual

C.

Team

D.

Product

Question 4

The view that financial rewards are welcome, but are not everything; that workers are willing to take on responsibility and enjoy a problem-solving approach is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):

Options:

A.

Y

B.

A

C.

Z

D.

X

Question 5

An expediter would be expected to primarily:

Options:

A.

Undertake purchasing research

B.

Deliver in-house procurement training

C.

Chase up late or potentially late deliveries

D.

Pay invoices

Question 6

An employee responsible for managing both warehousing and transport in an organisation would best be described as a:

Options:

A.

Transport operative

B.

Buyer

C.

Logistics manager

D.

Warehouse supervisor

Question 7

‘A person may exert power on the basis of their formal authority or status’

Which of the French and Raven sources of power is being described here?

Options:

A.

Reward

B.

Referent

C.

Legitimate

D.

Expert

Question 8

‘operating at its full potential … working positively … getting on with their jobs’

Which of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?

Options:

A.

Norming

B.

Storming

C.

Forming

D.

Dorming

E.

Performing

Question 9

‘Members of a team have xxxx skills, and not the same skills’. Select the one which fits best to re-place xxxx.

Options:

A.

Complementary

B.

Developing

C.

Conflicting

D.

Identical

Question 10

A small group of workers, under the leadership of a supervisor, seeking to make constructive practi-cal small changes to bring about operational improvement in the workplace.

Options:

A.

Quality circle

B.

Quality control group

C.

Trade union

D.

Quality initiative

Question 11

‘A person who cares for individuals and the team, a good listener, finds it hard to take difficult deci-sions’. From the ‘concern for people and feelings’ section of Belbin’s roles:

Options:

A.

Resource-investigator

B.

Co-ordinator

C.

Teamworker

Question 12

'XXX theories of leadership are now largely discredited as a means of identifying team leaders'.

This quotation comes from the Profex Publishing textbook for this subject. Which word has XXX replaced?

Options:

A.

Trait

B.

Tres

C.

Tait

D.

Tray

Question 13

Management studies and experiments over several decades have found that increased participation of workers in decision-making about changes tends to lead to (choose one):

Options:

A.

Longer holidays / higher pay / more sunshine

B.

Never-ending debates / time-wasting / indecision

C.

Overcoming of resistance to change / increased co-operation and productivity

D.

Industrial stoppages / strikes / sabotage

Question 14

The view that workers are naturally lazy, avoid responsibility and are without ambition is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):

Options:

A.

Z

B.

X

C.

Y

D.

A

Question 15

Spot the one which is one of the seven wastes.

Options:

A.

Refectories

B.

Defectives

C.

Defects

D.

Rejects

Question 16

Continuous improvement – making small changes in operations and activities in a never-ending way – is called in Japanese:

Options:

A.

Zazen

B.

Paisan

C.

Chozen

D.

Kaizen

Question 17

R Meredith Belbin made a distinction in his work between 'solo leaders', who were kind-of historic leaders; and 'team leaders' who are seen as being leaders for modern times, or are 'of the future'.

From the list shown, select the one answer which represents the team leader, rather than the solo leader.

Options:

A.

Seeks conformity: expects all team members to be similar and act and think the same way.

B.

Sets objectives and separate tasks for individual team members

C.

Encourages diversity, and lets team members be themselves

D.

Plays an unlimited role in team activities

Question 18

A xxxx team is a group of individuals brought together into a single team from different areas of the organisation.

Select one which best replaces xxxx.

Options:

A.

Cross-stitch

B.

Cross-organisational

C.

Cross-functional

D.

Cross-training

Question 19

‘Using expensive equipment for a task when the same task could be done more simply and cheaper another way. Sometimes called “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut” ’. Which one of the ‘wastes’ is being described here?

Options:

A.

Motion

B.

Overproduction

C.

Transportation

D.

Excessive processing

Question 20

The creation of the internet / world wide web is an illustration of what kind of turbulence within the environment?

Options:

A.

Technological

B.

Market

C.

Competitive

Question 21

Thinking about PEST, etc: under which heading would exchange rates and inflation fit?

Options:

A.

Political

B.

Technological

C.

Economic

D.

Social

Question 22

‘Doing things for less cost’ is a description of:

Options:

A.

Effectiveness

B.

Efficiency

C.

Economy

Question 23

Which one is not part of Lewin’s Force Field Analysis model (overcoming resistance to change)?

Options:

A.

Change

B.

Unchange

C.

Refreeze

D.

Unfreeze

Question 24

Continuous improvement – making small changes in operations and activities in a never-ending way – is called in Japanese:

Options:

A.

Zazen

B.

Kaizen

C.

Chozen

D.

Paisan

Question 25

Thinking about the PESTEL model, under which heading would ageing society most readily fall?

Options:

A.

Technological

B.

Socio-cultural

C.

Environmental

D.

Legal

Question 26

Which two of the following actions are most likely to be carried out by the buying organisation?

Options:

A.

Approve the invoice

B.

Specify the need

C.

Submit the invoice

D.

Acknowledge the order

Question 27

Giving employees the right to make modest decisions in an independent and self-directing way, on behalf of the organisation. Trusting employees to do the right thing, for example, when faced with a customer complaint.

Options:

A.

Entitlement

B.

Empowerment

C.

Endowment

D.

Endorsement

Demo: 27 questions
Total 90 questions