Wk 1, IOP 470: Working In Groups Worksheet

Working in Groups Worksheet

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Working in Groups Worksheet

Complete Parts 1 and 2 of this worksheet.

Part 1: Group Formation and Function
Address each of the following, and provide citations for all sources you use.

Examine and list the five different varieties of social group formations (See Table 1.1 in Ch. 1 of Social Groups in Action and Interaction). Address the key concepts of each social group formation, and include an example of each type of social group. Each of the five responses should be 50 to 75 words).

Describe at least three benefits of belonging to a social group. Provide examples of each using your experience in Learning Teams or in a social group you belong to outside or inside your work. Your response should be 75 to 150 words.

Part 2: Stages of group development
Read the following organizational group scenario:

Team Dynamic has been assigned the task of developing a handbook for newly hired employees. The group consists of four members: Robert, Maya, Lee, and Sarah. Team Dynamic has had three meetings so far, but constant disagreements among members is keeping the group from accomplishing the work it set out to do.

All four group members are active participants in each meeting. The first meeting went smoothly, as everyone introduced themselves, and the team had a discussion about the general direction for the handbook. However, the second and third meetings were disasters. Robert is friendly and considerate, but he is so focused on how the team works together that it is getting in the way of completing his tasks. Maya comes to the meetings with reports full of useful information, but she is so focused on the data that she does not listen to what the other team members have to say. Lee is great at bringing up issues that no one else has thought of, but he continually stops any progress in its tracks by constantly disagreeing with everyone else on the team. Sarah is always willing to pitch in wherever she is needed to try to move the team forward in completing the handbook, but her focus is always on the goal of completing the handbook, and her work on tasks is often lower quality then what the team expects.

Write 50- to 75-word responses to each of the questions that follow. You will need to be familiar with Tuckman’s group development model, which is addressed in Ch. 6 of the text and represented in Figure 6.1. It is also discussed in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Provide citations for all sources you use.

How can Tuckman’s group development model be used to provide insight on why Team Dynamic is not functioning effectively?

What stage of Tuckman’s model is the group in? Explain your answer.

Define culture. How might the organization’s culture be affecting the functioning of Team Dynamic? How they are progressing through the stages of Tuckman’s model?

What can be done to help the group members work together effectively and move forward to the next stage of group development?

Create a scenario that addresses how Team Dynamic will function and how members will behave when they have reached the next stage of Tuckman’s model. Identify the stage you are describing.

References

Bonebright, D. A. (2010). 40 years of storming: A historical review of Tuckman’s model of small group development. Human Resource Development International, 13(1), 111-120.

Stagnor, C. (2016). Social Groups in Action and Interaction (2nd ed.) Florence, KY: Taylor & Francis.

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