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LDRS 302 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Group
Ans: • Duties
• Have decisions made for them
• Member boundaries closed
• No mutual respect
• Slow to change and adapt
• Lack of common goal
• Members focus on themselves more than common goal
• Individual interests emerge and take precedent over others
Team
Ans: • Specialized roles
• Make their own decisions
• Open communication
• Mutual respect, trust, support
• Specialized roles defined and accepted
• Task interdependence
• Common goal
• Stronger sense of identification
• More cohesive
Forming
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Ans: o Leader dependent
o "get to know you" stage
o Polite, guarded comments
o Mixture of enthusiasm and skepticism
o Little trust
o Unfocused or task-related discussions
o High enthusiasm, high effort, low frustration, low results
Storming
Ans: o Intra-group conflict occurs
o Jockey for position
o Mostly task-related interactions
o Individual needs emerging
o Struggle for control, leadership
o Enthusiasm drops, high effort, high frustration, low results
o **Groups move to teams upon successful completion of this stage
Norming
Ans: o Strive for group harmony
o Shared leadership
o Issues confronted
o Team sets norms
o Acceptance of team roles
o Value other's contributions
o Enthusiasm rises, effort lowers, lower frustration, higher results
Performing
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LDRS 302 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Group
Ans: • Duties
• Have decisions made for them
• Member boundaries closed
• No mutual respect
• Slow to change and adapt
• Lack of common goal
• Members focus on themselves more than common goal
• Individual interests emerge and take precedent over others
Team
Ans: • Specialized roles
• Make their own decisions
• Open communication
• Mutual respect, trust, support
• Specialized roles defined and accepted
• Task interdependence
• Common goal
• Stronger sense of identification
• More cohesive
Forming
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Ans: o Leader dependent
o "get to know you" stage
o Polite, guarded comments
o Mixture of enthusiasm and skepticism
o Little trust
o Unfocused or task-related discussions
o High enthusiasm, high effort, low frustration, low results
Storming
Ans: o Intra-group conflict occurs
o Jockey for position
o Mostly task-related interactions
o Individual needs emerging
o Struggle for control, leadership
o Enthusiasm drops, high effort, high frustration, low results
o **Groups move to teams upon successful completion of this stage
Norming
Ans: o Strive for group harmony
o Shared leadership
o Issues confronted
o Team sets norms
o Acceptance of team roles
o Value other's contributions
o Enthusiasm rises, effort lowers, lower frustration, higher results
Performing
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