Kara's MBA Class Had to Work in Groups for a Semester-Long

question 20

Multiple Choice

Kara's MBA class had to work in groups for a semester-long project involving some aspects of organizational culture.Her group gave their first presentation tonight.Everyone was tense,checking that the other group members were doing their assigned roles,not leaving early,or saying the wrong thing.The major shared goal was that the group "be nice" to each other during the presentation.Kara's group is in the _____ stage of team development.

• A)recruiting
• B)forming
• C)norming
• D)storming
• E)performing

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