Gm591 Chapter 7 Case Study

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Shannon Kale GM591 Summer B Chapter 7 Case Study September 15, 2011 GM 591: Chapter 7 Case Study Part I: Group Development In 1965, Bruce Tuckman, an American psychologist, researched and developed a theory on group dynamics. He developed a 4 stage model that he entitled Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development. The first stage to his group development theory is Forming, where the group comes together and gets to know one another. The forming stage of any team is important, because the members of the team get to know one another, exchange personal information, and see how each member of the team works as an individual. The second stage is Storming, where the team addresses issues, such as, what problems they are supposed to solve, how they will function independently and together, and what leadership role they will accept. The next stage is Norming, where the team reaches an agreement upon the group’s main goal and how the group will operate to reach that goal. The forth stage is the Performing stage; this is when the group becomes effective in meeting its objectives. In 1977, Tuckman revised his theory on group dynamics and added a fifth stage labeled Adjourning. In the Adjourning stage, the group completes their task, and “breaks up”, which enables them to let go of their group structure and move on. After reading the case, The Forgotten Group Member, in Chapter 7 of our text it seems as if Christine Spencer’s group failed at meeting the second stage, the Storming stage. In stage one, they were able to properly identify themselves and learn a little information about each other. Christine was voted the team coordinator, Diane was the quiet individual, Mike was the clown, Steve was the businesslike man, and Janet was the reliable one. In stage two, they were never able to reach an agreement on how or when they would get together to share

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