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Question:
The purpose of this assignment, based on the Using OB Methods to "Strike" a Deal" Simulation Results assignment you have already completed, is to analyze the simulation team's methods of communication and their effect on motivation, teamwork, and effective conflict management and resolution.
Write a paper (1,600-1,800 words) in which you address the following:
Upon the completion of the simulation, use any four of the eight attributes of a highly effective team covered in Section 8.5 in "OB Chapter 8: Groups and Teams," from Organizational Behavior and Management With Connect, located in the Topic 5 Resources, to analyze whether the team in the simulation was effective.
Refer to the textbook readings to review each of the five stages of group formation. Determine what stage(s) were evident in the team's collective experience of the simulation team you observed and provide a justification of your response.
Describe the importance of effective communication in organizations and evaluate whether communication was effective for the team in the simulation. Justify your answer by describing any barriers to communication that occurred.
Review functional and dysfunctional conflict in the textbook. Explain how each type of conflict was evident/averted in the team process. What were the benefits and potential problems in the conflict that occurred?
Based on the team's conflict, which of the five conflict-handling style(s) in the textbook did you observe to manage potential or actual conflict? Explain another conflict handling style that could have been successfully applied.
Describe how the team could have been motivated using one suggestion identified in the simulation from each of the motivational theories/strategies: content/needs theories, process theories, and reinforcement strategies.
You are required to use the textbook and simulation as your sources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.