Response to "A Learning Team Drama in One Act"

After reading this care, I think the primary reason why this learning team is falling apart is because each member in the learning team has significant behavioral patterns. These behavioral patterns have negative effects on the team. They are the reason why the members cannot cooperate effectively as a team. Timothy Jones is a 28-year-old Texan who works in the energy sector. From the way he talks to Hee Soep Choi, we can tell that he is discriminated against international student. The horrible terrorist attack of September 11 triggered the development of negative attitude toward Hee Soep Choi. He is always picking on Hee Soep because he "felt that international students did not fully appreciate the value of the American education, and that they used that education to return to their home countries and stir up anti-American sentiment." (Pohl & Sinnarajah, 1) Hee Soep Choi's quietness and timid concession makes him the introvert in the team. Due to the language and cultural difficulty, he doesn't talk much during the learning team meetings. As a result, the other team members cannot get to know him better. There is only one person in the team who understands Hee Soep's frustration, and that is Joseph Saunders. Joseph Saunders is married and had a child. However, His lovely family becomes a burden for him. Saunders would leave in the middle of the discussion because he wants to spend some time with his son before he goes to bed. Another issue with Saunders is he thinks his job search is more important than the case discussion. When the group decided to divide case work among its members, Saunders didn't do his assigned cases and came to discussion without preparation. He believes job search is his number one priority. Thomas Fitzgerald III is the youngest person in the group. He had been working in top investment banks in New York City and attended a top-level East Coast university. This makes him the most arrogant person in the learning team. "He

Bibliography: Nelson and Quick. Organizational Behavior. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011. Pohl & Sinnarajah. A Learning Team Drama in One Act. University of Virginia Darden School Foundation, Charlottesville