Group Development in "Office Space"

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The group development process contains five different stages of a group's life. Each step involves activities directed both at performing the task and dealing with the interpersonal interactions within the group needed to accomplish the task. The paper shows that an effective group deals with the challenges and issues of each stage and then moves to the next stage. The paper examines the movie "Office Space" and shows how it can be used to accurately illustrate each stage in a group's development.

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"The third stage is called coordination of group behaviors, also known as norming (19). An open exchange of pertinent information occurs. Group members acknowledge that varying responses to the task are legitimate. This is often the most time consuming stage because time needed to collect data and resolve disagreements. Members usually resolve disagreements by open conversation of relevant information and opinions and start acting as a cohesive group. Scenes from the movie that illustrate norming are when the group is sitting around the table and have all agreed to go ahead with the plan (Kiros 51). Zahir was the one group member who was the least committed and had the most doubt about the task. He was easily convinced by Peter telling him that prison is not that bad and there is no way that the company will be able to find out about their laundering anyway."

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