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The paper relates that whether groups are formed for social or task oriented purposes, the ability to produce and maintain a sense of affiliation, peer support and collaboration is important for overall group functioning. The paper discusses how the cohesion of a social group is produced through the establishment of a group norm, which is defined as a guide for conduct accepted within a group of individuals (as cited in Online Lexicon, 2007). However, the paper discusses how in order for a group to perform and produce results, the team leader should guide the team through the proper stages of group development, which includes the following steps: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning. The paper asserts that although teams should follow all these stages of group development, the forming and the norming stages are the most important, since these develop and foster the development of the group norm which prevents segregation within a group. In addition, the paper argues that an autocratic leadership style, which is a very authoritative method is useful in cohering a poorly organized group, especially a group of young high school students as in the movie, "The Breakfast Club" (as cited in Hughes, 1985).

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"Whether groups are formed for social or task oriented purposes, the ability to produce and maintain a sense of affiliation, peer support and collaboration is important for overall group functioning. The cohesion of a social group is produced through the establishment of a group norm, which is defined as a guide for conduct accepted within a group of individuals (as cited in Online Lexicon, 2007). However, in order for a group to perform and produce results, the team leader should guide the team through the proper stages of group development, which includes the following steps: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning."

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