Here are a couple of questions that will make you think about the material in this chapter. Don't forget to read the notes section for the answers

Organizational behaviour scholars have concluded that employees always work better in teams than alone. Is this statement true of false?

There are three clues in question one that should set your alarm bells ringing. The first one is a reference to OB scholars. The second clue is the word always. The third and last clue relates to the idea that employees work better in teams. The answer is false - big time!

ABC Corp. formed a special task force to identify delivery schedule problems. The task force originally had five members, but this increased to fifteen members after the company president decided to include three people from each department rather than just one to increase the diversity of the task force. What will likely happen as a result of this change?

The second question is more difficult. Remember that you are being asked which of the responses represents what will likely happen. That means you need to choose the one response out of five that has the greatest chance of happening. Let's face it; anyone of those things could happen, but that is not what you are being asked is it? This is a question about team design, and more specifically team size. What have you learned about larger teams? The correct response is 'C'.