The performing stage of team development is the stage
A) of first entry of individual members into a team of initial task orientation and interpersonal testing.
B) of high emotionality when sub-teams are formed around areas of agreement and disagreement.
C) where members develop initial feelings of closeness, a division of labour, and a sense of shared expectations.
D) of total integration in which members are able to deal in creative ways with complex tasks.
E) when temporary committees, task forces, and project teams disband with a sense that important goals have been accomplished.

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The performing stage is characterized by total integration of team members and their ability to deal creatively with complex tasks. This stage comes after the initial stages of forming, storming, and norming where the team members establish their roles, objectives, and relationships. At the performing stage, the team is highly functioning and productive, and there is a sense of shared accomplishment and satisfaction.

The Performing Stage of Team Development Is the Stage