Griffin Management 7e: Self-Assessments





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Management , Seventh Edition
Ricky W. Griffin - Texas A&M University

Self-Assessments

Using Teams

Introduction: The use of groups and teams is becoming more common in organizations throughout the world. The following assessment surveys your beliefs about the effective use of teams in work organizations.

Instructions: You will agree with some of the statements and disagree with others. In some cases, you may find making a decision difficult, but you should force a choice. Record your answers for each statement according to the following scale:

4 = Strongly Agree
3 = Somewhat Agree
2 = Somewhat Disagree
1 = Strongly Disagree

1.	Each individual in a work team should have a clear assignment so that individual accountability can be maintained.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

2.	For a team to function effectively, the team must be given complete authority over all aspects of the task.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

3.	One way to get teams to work is to simply assemble a group of people, tell them in general what needs to be done, and let them work out the details.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

4.	Once a team "gets going," management can turn its attentions to other matters.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

5.	To ensure that a team develops into a cohesive working unit, managers should be especially careful not to intervene in any way during the intitial start-up period.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

6.	Training is not critical to a team because the team will develop any needed skills on its own.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

7.	It's easy to provide teams with the support they need because they are basically self-motivating.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

8.	Teams need little or no structure to function effectively.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

9.	Teams should set their own direction with managers determining the means to the selected end.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

10.	Teams can be used in any organization.
	Strongly Agree 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree

Source: Adapted form J. Richard Hackman (Ed.), Groups That Work (and Those That Don't) (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1990), pp. 493-504.