A nursing manager is frustrated by a committee that consistently fails to meet goals and generally demonstrates a lack of progress or results.The manager can conclude that:
A) established policies and procedures might be inhibiting productivity.
B) self-serving behaviors outweigh the task behaviors in the group.
C) the committee's goals are vague and the committee lacks direction.
D) the leadership within the group is not skilled at group management.

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Groups encounter task behaviors, maintenance behaviors, and self-serving behaviors.Whereas the task behaviors push the group toward goal attainment, self-serving behaviors inhibit group work.The manager can conclude that the members in this group exhibit more self-serving behaviors.It is possible that established policies and procedures might be inhibiting productivity, but this is too narrow an answer to explain the situation without further information.Vague goals and lack of direction may be a factor, but without further exploration, this is not the best choice.The leadership within the group may not be skilled at group management, but this conclusion needs further exploration.

A Nursing Manager Is Frustrated by a Committee That Consistently