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1. A corporate vice president has given a hiring committee made up of members from different departments the following goal: "Review the 18 job candidate resumes and references. Send me your committee's top 3 recommendations by noon tomorrow, including a list of each of the top candidate's strengths and weakness." Which criteria and question for setting a group's goal has the vice president failed to consider?

a. Cost: Is there adequate time and resources to achieve the goal?

b. Clarity: Is the goal statement specific and measurable?

c. Cooperation: Will group members see the goal as meaningful?

d. Commitment: Is the group goal challenging and important to these members?

2. "Everyone turns off their cell phones during meetings" and "We always get an agenda in advance and use it during our meetings" are examples of ________ norms.

a. achievement

b. interaction

c. procedural

d. status

3. Which of the following answers is an example of an implicit norm?

No one in the store is allowed to take a vacation day the day before or after Christmas.

a. People speak quietly in waiting rooms at most doctors' offices.

b. Only the president, vice presidents, and employee-of-the-month may park in the c. reserved spots near the organization's public entrance.

d. Employees must wear name badges at work.

4. Group members may avoid certain words (swear words, sexual terms, racial slang) when collaborating with one another to achieve a common goal. These same words may be acceptable and even expected when chatting with close friends but are taboo at a staff meeting. What kind of a norm is operating in such situations?

a. Implicit norm

b. Procedural norm

c. Explicit norm

d. Status norm