Scenario - Malcolm Bagget
Malcolm Bagget 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. Malcolm 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, Malcolm is receiving management training in team building.
-Malcolm has developed strong task skills and has normally taken the role of task specialist. His task specialist behaviors will include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) initiating.
B) summarizing.
C) compromising.
D) energizing.
E) all of these are included as task specialist behaviors.

Question

Scenario - Malcolm Bagget
 Malcolm Bagget 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. Malcolm 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, Malcolm is receiving management training in team building.
-Malcolm has developed strong task skills and has normally taken the role of task specialist. His task specialist behaviors will include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) initiating.
B) summarizing.
C) compromising.
D) energizing.
E) all of these are included as task specialist behaviors.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Compromising is not a task specialist behavior as it involves finding a middle ground in conflicts between different parties, which is more related to the role of a team builder or a mediator. The other behaviors listed, such as initiating, summarizing, and energizing, are common task specialist behaviors that involve taking charge, organizing work, and motivating team members towards achieving specific tasks or goals.