Question

Sharon joined a team that was responsible for boosting sales on last year’s electronic models. The team began in january and was scheduled to run until may, meeting once a week. The team consisted of four women, all with marketing and sales background. When the group first met, they learned they had much in common, outside of work. Now, the majority of time each meeting was spent talking about spouses, children, shopping, and hobbies. At the first meeting in march, one of the four said, "you know, we have to have a presentation ready in less than two month. " that seems to set everyone in motion. The group quickly divided responsibilities and set to work. The presentation was a success. This scenario describes.

Answer 1

The situation with Sharon and her team describes punctuated equilibrium. (option A)

What is punctuated equilibrium?

In punctuated equilibrium, the team does not seem to make much progress at first. It is about halfway through to their deadline that the team begins to work to make things happen, so they speed up their activities.

That is precisely what happened to Sharon's team. At first, the women were more interested in sharing stories and experiences concerning their personal lives. Halfway through, however, they realized their deadline was close, so they began to work to complete the project.

With the information above in mind, we can select option A as the correct answer.

The missing options for this question are:

• punctuated equilibrium

• parallel teams

• the storming stage of team development

• sequential interdependence

• similarity attraction approach

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