What are the five characteristics of successful teams? How have researchers investigated these characteristics? Why have these researchers found different results and how are their results different from one another?

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Clear goals, appropriate leadership, organizational support, suitable tasks, and accountability and rewards are the five characteristics. Researchers have used interviews and surveys to investigate what makes teams successful. However, because they are from different backgrounds their methods may have been different. The researchers also were investigating different types of teams, which led to different findings.

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A(n)_________is way a group of similarly situated injured individuals can obtain redress in a single lawsuit rather than filing hundreds of separate lawsuits

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The function of the role of an orienter in a group is to

A. resolve differences among teammates. B. praise the work of teammates. C. motivate team members to work harder toward goals. D. offer constructive challenges to the team's status quo. E. establish the direction for the team.

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Puzzle Corporation acquired 100 percent of the common stock of Solver Company by issuing 10,000 shares of $10 par common stock with a market value of $60 per share. Summarized balance sheet data for the two companies immediately preceding the acquisition are as follows: Puzzle Corporation Solver Corporation?Book ValueFair Value Book ValueFair ValueTotal Assets$1,200,000 $1,500,000   $900,000 $1,300,000 Total Liabilities$800,000 $700,000   $600,000 $750,000 Total Stockholders Equity 400,000       300,000     $1,200,000      $900,000    Required:Determine the dollar amounts to be presented in the consolidated balance sheet for (1) total assets, (2) total liabilities, and (3) total stockholders' equity.

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