Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 83

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
The Retreat (Scenario)
The first-line managers were sent on a retreat to Niagara Falls for their inaugural strategic planning meeting. Few people knew one another, but their task was clear: design a new performance appraisal system for subordinates that will be effective and usable. Their years of complaining about the old system had landed them with this new responsibility dumped right in their lap. They had four days to become brilliant, and everyone was a little on edge. The first day, little was accomplished except for the jockeying to see who would be the official leader. Finally, Jim seemed to wrestle control and helped provide the first real direction for the group. By the second day, the group seemed to begin working well. They spent the morning deciding how they would make decisions within the group and how to manage the idea-generation process. The third and fourth days saw the new managers move amazingly quickly, with ideas flowing freely. By the end of the fourth day, they had a workable system developed, and they felt satisfied. That night they all signed the new document to be presented to the regional manager the next day. They all felt a sense of regret at having to break up the group and return to normal work life.
-When the management team left Niagara Falls to return to their normal jobs, they had just completed the __________ stage of team development.

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

Recognize the importance of environmental literacy in contemporary society.

Differentiate between instrumental and intrinsic values of life forms.

Understand the principles of economic schools of thought on environmental management.

Analyze various environmental worldviews and their implications for human actions.

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Definitions:

Illegal Act

An action that is forbidden by law or statute.

No Recourse

A clause in an agreement that limits the ability of a lender to seek additional compensation from a borrower beyond the collateral securing a loan if the borrower fails to repay.

Subagent

An agent of an agent, or a person who is appointed by an agent to perform tasks that the agent has undertaken to perform for the principal.

Gratuitous Agent

An agent who receives no compensation for his or her services.