CASE Scenario - Marcus Newcomb

CASE
Scenario - Marcus Newcomb
Marcus Newcomb has been working as a production employee for the last three years. His firm is currently undergoing a change in structure with a new management group and the production department is being restructured. Each production employee will be assigned to a small six-member production team. Marcus is looking forward to the extensive cross training that has been promised and is looking forward to enjoying more power and discretion than he has had in the past. In addition to skill training, Marcus is receiving management training in team building.
-One of Marcus's co-workers, Jason Danner, is great at reducing tension by telling jokes and in other ways drawing off emotions when the group atmosphere is tense. Additionally, Jason can be counted on to energize by stimulating the team into action when the interest drops. Jason is demonstrating which of these?

A) The task specialist role
B) The dual role
C) The socioemotional role
D) The participator role
E) None of these

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