The Forgotten Group Member The Forgotten Group member is a case study in the Organization Behavior book that creates a scenario about an A student by the name of Christine who faces challenges while working in a group on a project as the team leader. Initially, the group starts in the forming stage because the group members and especially Christine begin to have concerns about how their personal work and the work of the other team members contribute to the project. Towards the end, the group
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living (ADL). Especially with the downfall of the economy, many family members are not able to stay at home and take care of their elderly family members because they have to work. In other cases, many of the elderly population may not even have any family members close by who would or could take care of them. The elderly population is often seen as a nuisance and many elders are dropped off at a retirement home and forgotten about. Our elders still deserve respect as anyone else does. They took
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Behavior Case Study The Forgotten Member Group Development The stage I believe the group is at is the “Storming Stage”. The reason I picked this stage is because from reading the case study it seem as if the team was in conflict with one of the members Mike. In the textbook on page 168 it tells us that the storming stage is where high emotions and tension among the group members happens. Also, this is the stage members’ different attitude starts to develop on the team and from the case study
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the development of a seasoned, organized and effective group. Once the group has moved through its’ respective stages the final stage is Adjournment; this occurs when the group has completed the assigned task. (p. 166-167). Reflecting on the case and textbook material, what stage is the group at now? How could an understanding of the stages of group development have assisted Christine in her leadership role with this team? The group is in the storming stage, there are still conflicts
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| The Forgotten Group Member | Mohammad Nai | | Devry University | | The Forgotten Group Member Identifying stages of group development: Based on the text "the five stages of team development are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning" (Text), so the first stage here is the forming. At this stage each individual would wonder If he would be accepted, and usually teams would discuss how to arrange and coordinate together based on the similarities and differences
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The Forgotten Group Member Case 7 W-112 I. Group Development After reading the case “The Forgotten Group Member”, I determined that the group was in the storming process, which is the second stage of Team Development. I believe this because it is defined by tensions in the group that will eventually evolve and coalitions begin to form. Storming stage is a period of high emotionality and tension among the group members. The narrative clearly suggests the tension Mike is having with his
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Abstract The case study about the “Forgotten Group Member” illustrates the complexity of group dynamics when one of the stages of team development is not adequately discussed. The specific group is made up of five members. The team leader is Christine, an “A” student who is very conscientious about her course average. Included in the group are a quiet group member, a class clown, a businesslike individual, and a reliable member who goes above and beyond what is required. With such diversity
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Case Study: The Forgotten Group Member 1. How could an understanding of the stages of group development assist Christine in leadership situations such as this one? If Christine had an understanding of the stages of group development when dealing with Mike’s situation, it would had made it easier for her to identify the problem, analyze it, and find a solution. In this situation, Mike does not feels left out of group because he believes he was not notified of a group meeting (the cafeteria incident)
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Presentation 4: case study-The forgotten group member 1. Identify the five group development stages (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning) in the case. Forming -organize group and make relationship between group members. Professor Sandra Thiel had divided the class into groups of five people and had given them a major group assignment worth 30 percent of the final grade. Christine was elected “Team Coordinator” at the first group meeting. The other members of the group
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The Forgotten Group Member Group Development Working in a group to achieve a high quality group project can be one of people’s most difficult school experiences. Working in a group is tough because there is often someone who does not pull their own weight. “There are five stages to group development, adjourning, forming, storming, performing, and norming” (John & Wiley pg 166). Christine’s group from the Case Study the Forgotten Group Member is in between the Storming and Norming Stages
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