Running head
Students must follow APA Style guidelines and must include the following standardized elements:
· Title page
· Main body
· In-text citations for paraphrased and quoted material
· References page
· Minimum number of credible, academic sources
· Running head
· Page numbers
· Double spaced on standard sized paper (8.5” x 11”)
· 1” margins
· 12 pt. Times New Roman
· Indent each new paragraph (tab ½” or 5 spaces)
Each of these elements should comply with guidelines presented in the APA Style 6th Edition Manual.
In addition to the guidelines above, research papers must include an Abstract.
Although widely cited, Tuckman’s Five-Stage Model may be unrealistic from an organizational perspective. Connie Gersick proposes that groups do not necessarily progress linearly from one step to another; rather, as work groups develop, periods of little progress are punctuated by bursts of energy in which the majority of the group’s work is accomplished. This assignment will help you understand the Five-Stage Model.
Reflect on a team of which you have been a member. Describe what happened in each stage of the group’s development according to Tuckman’s Five-Stage Model. Was it a mature group? How did you know?
Did the group progress linearly from one step to another or did it experience periods of little progress punctuated by bursts of energy, as Gersick describes? Justify your response.
Your assignment should be two to three pages in length, written in APA style format. You must reference to or three quality, peer-reviewed journal articles in your paper.
Reference all sources using APA format. For guidance using APA format, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus.
Save your document with a file name that includes your name, course code, section number, and title.
(For example: JaneSmith MAN5245-12 Week 7.docx)
If you are not using Microsoft Word, save your document with the .rtf file extension (Rich Text Format).
Submit this document to the Week 7: Individual Work basket in the Dropbox.
