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Team Roles and Team Building - Describe two methods of analysing group roles.
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Team Roles and Team Building a) Describe two methods of analysing group roles Within groups individuals often adopt or are assigned roles. This may be on the basis of expertise or other characteristics. As the group begins to function roles may become more defined. Often a role is decided by the occupant's job description. There are three aspects to roles: expected role (defined by job description), perceived role (individuals perception of job), and enacted role (what they actually do). Benne and Sheats (1948) outlined a wide range of work roles, which they grouped into three categories. The first category, group task roles, is related to getting the job done. Group members are given such titles as information giver (the person would contribute relevant information to help in decision making), energizer (the individual would stimulate the group to take action), and recorder (who keeps track of the group's activities and takes minutes). The second...
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