Acca paper F1 fia diploma in Accounting and Business Accountant in Business (AB/fab) exam kit

 
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KA P LA N P UBL I SH IN G 
265 
Jenna manages a team of workers within her department. She has recently sat in on a team 
meeting during which the team had started discussing which roles each team member 
would take on. 
Which of Tuckman’s stages of group development does Jenna’s team appear to have 
reached? 
A Storming 
B Norming 
C Performing 
D Forming 
(2 marks) 
266 An investment bank has created a team of employees to look at potential new 
investments. One of the bank’s senior managers has told the team that they will be 
assessed on their performance as a group. Which of the following is NOT a possible risk to 
the bank of this approach? 
A 
Lack of individual responsibility leads the group to make risky decisions 
B 
Some members may put in little effort due to the lack of individual appraisal 
C 
Group members may agree to poor decisions merely to ‘fit in’ with the group 
D 
The group may have diverse backgrounds from within the bank
(2 marks) 
267 
Grant is a member of a project team. His colleagues in the team rely on him to read and 
check complex project documentation. Grant has a keen eye for detail and often identifies 
minor details in documents that others miss but may be of significance. Despite this diligent 
approach, Grant always meets his deadlines. However, Some of Grant’s colleagues feel 
frustrated when he refuses to involve others. He can hold up progress as he will not agree 
to the team signing off project documents until all of his concerns are fully discussed.
According to Belbin’s team roles theory, Grant is an example of which of the following? 
A Implementer 
B Completer-finisher 
C Monitor-evaluator 
D Shaper 
(2 marks)