You will continue to use one of the following company duos for this assignment:

Option 1. Amazon and Zappos
Option 2. CVS and Walgreens
SLP Assignment
Review the background material, including the video about Tuckmans steps for group formation. Begin the assignment by reading the Stretch (2016) reference as well as chapters 9 and 10 in the Organization Behavior textbook found below and on the Background page of this Module.

The focus of this assignment is on group (or team) formation to improve team performance and resolve group conflict. The easiest way to learn about this is to put a group or team togetherbut you must first decide if you need a group or a team.

MindToolsVideos. (2018, September 19). How to use SWOT analysis [Viedo file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/embed/EJ4uVsSqQ9k Standard YouTube License.

Research your selected company duo. Select the one company in that duo that you want to conduct a quick SWOT analysis on (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). Select one of the identified Weaknesses to develop a group or team that will conduct an investigation into a possible solution for the weakness.

Your 2-page essay will cover the following topics:

Did you select to form a group or a team? (Explain the difference between them)
What weakness did you select to research and why did you select it?
What steps will you take to develop the right team to turn this weakness into a strength?
What will you do if there are conflicts in the group?
The essay assignment calls for a paper that is 2 pages, not counting the cover and reference page.

Organizational behavior. (2017). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Edition. Chapter 9 & 10. Retrieved from http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/. CC BY-NC-SA License.

Require reading below:

Review this video on the stages of team development:

Alanis Business Academy. (2014, March 10). Tuckmans stages of team development [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSI6oBQmQA. Standard YouTube License. Permission to use video received 8/12/19 from Alanis Business Academy.

Required Reading
Organizational behavior. (2017). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing Edition. Retrieved from http://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/. CC BY-NC-SA License.

Read the following sections in Chapter 9:
Section 9.2 Group Dynamics
Section 9.3 Understanding Team Design Characteristics
Section 9.4 Management of Teams
Section 9.5 Barriers to Effective Teams

Read the following sections in Chapter 10:
Section 10.2 Understanding Conflict
Section 10.3 Causes and Outcomes of Conflict
Section 10.4 Conflict Management

Read the following section in Chapter 11:
Section 11.4 Decision Making in Groups

Stretch, R. (2016, June 23). How to use personality tests to build a productive team. Zapier. Retrieved from https://zapier.com/blog/personality-tests/