Explain Answer 14. Which of the following best describes the group development p

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14. Which of the following best describes the group development pattern known as punctuated equilibrium? A. A team transitions directly from the storming stage to the adjourning stage as it is suddenly shut down. B. At the midpoint of the project, members realize that their behavior pattern must change in order to complete the project on time. C. Members of teams with a limited life span undergo a feeling of depression and anxiety when the time comes for the group to disband. D. A team skips the initial stages of forming and storming and begins directly at the performing stage of development E. The attitudes and behaviors of members of a team do not change for as long as the team is in existence 15. A team of highly skilled and qualified members of an organization failed to perform the team objective assigned to them. When the reason for this lack of performance was investigated, it was clear that, although the team members worked hard, they had to wait for their mates to complete a particular task before they could start their own. Which of the following explains the reason for process loss in this case? A. Motivational loss B. Social facilitation E. Cognitive dissonance C. Production blocking D. Groupthink

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Ans 14 : B) At the midpoint of the project , members realize that their behavior pattern must change in order to complete the project on time.

The puntuated equillibrium occurs at the point in between the project anywhere before its completion , when the members realize that their behavior must be changed in order to complete the task on time. They change their task paradigm in order to complete it.

Ans 15 : c) production blocking

Since the members were all skilled and qualified in their own ways , but still the task lagged , it was due to the other members those who couldn't finish up things in the time. If things had come to them at the right time , the task would have been completed. So this loss is the case of production blocking.

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