Using Task and Maintenance Orientated behaviour, evaluate how Martha can successfully monitor the team functioning so that in the future the team members could work together effectively?

Principles of Management
OER 2019th Edition
ISBN:9780998625768
Author:OpenStax
Publisher:OpenStax
Chapter17: Organizational Planning And Controlling
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1CTQ: What do you think are some of the difficulties of adding 25 percent more employees for the holiday...
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Topic Video
Question

Mini Case Study

Martha has been assigned a team of 10 people to help her plan a major customer appreciation
event. They have been working together for over a month now and they just haven’t really come
together as a team. She was sure she started off well. She contacted each individual on the team
and let them know their responsibilities on the project. Each of the members gets the tasks
completed, but don’t seem concerned with the others on the team. If someone needs help, no one
pitches in to assist. If a team member has a problem, no one helps him to solve that problem. Just
yesterday one of the team members had an emergency and asked if someone on the team could
have a call with the sales team so she could leave early. No one offered to help so Martha jumped in to assist. Martha had to do something. This was a bad experience for everyone frankly and some
folks already were talking about getting off the project. Plus she felt the event won’t be as good as
it could if they just came together as a team. 

Using Task and Maintenance Orientated behaviour, evaluate how Martha can successfully
monitor the team functioning so that in the future the team members could work together
effectively?

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Inventory management
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Principles of Management
Principles of Management
Management
ISBN:
9780998625768
Author:
OpenStax
Publisher:
OpenStax College
Management, Loose-Leaf Version
Management, Loose-Leaf Version
Management
ISBN:
9781305969308
Author:
Richard L. Daft
Publisher:
South-Western College Pub