1. Jasmine, Vicky, Haylee, molly and ben
The 1972 Miami Dolphins
Jasmine, Vicky, Haylee, molly and ben

2. Who were the key members of the team?
Coach – Don Shula
Shula was extremely task-orientated (An autocratic leader)
Was focused on performance rather than results
He was dominant and displayed great communication skills in training as well as on match days
Manny Fernandez – Had very poor eyesight, but became very important player as part of their successful “no name defence”
Larry Csonka
Nick Buoniconti – Only member to reach the Hall of Fame (Also a member of the “no name defence”

3. What is a group?
Two or more individuals interacting with each other – or connected to each other via social relationship – often with a common objective.
The team’s common objective was to complete the season undefeated, as stated by Shula before the season began – his team didn’t take him seriously but this use of goal setting helped to motivate them as the season progressed and they continued to win matches

4. Leadership style
Coach Shula showed an autocratic leadership style, according to Fielder’s contingency model, this could be attributed to the highly favourable situation
The team were highly motivated, had high level of ability, and consisted of 52 overall members
A democratic leadership style would not have produced the same level of success in this situation according to Fielder’s model.

5. Task and Social cohesion
In Shula’s team, there was generally a high level of task cohesion, inspired by Shula himself through his intense training methods and dominant character
However, some members of the team had strong characters, and were unable to produce high levels of social cohesion
For example, when Mercury Morris was signed to the team, within 3 season he was playing twice as much as Jim Kiick, who was then confined to the bench for the majority of the games
Some of the other team members felt that this change was unfair, causing there to be less social cohesion
However, despite this, Jim Kiick felt that this change was the most beneficial to the success of the team

6. Chelladurai’s Multi-dimensional model of leadership
The actual behaviour of the coach was autocratic, this may not have been the preferred behaviour of the team
However, the situation meant that the required behaviour of Shula meant that this style of leadership was most appropriate to produce the highest levels of sporting performance
As the team included a number of older players (eg. Earl Morral, a 38yr old Quarterback who came into the team mid-season) that had a high level of experience and ability, as well as strong motivation, this meant that they may have preferred a more democratic style of leadership

7. Group Formation – Tuckman’s Theory
Forming – The team were already established, therefore did not need to assign individual roles
Storming – The team occasionally reverted back to this stage, for example when Mercury Morris arrived in the team, Jim Kiick (an already existing team member) ended up confined to the bench for large proportions of the season
Norming -
Performing – The team were at this stage for most of the season, they were able to win each match using a developed level of knowledge and experience, as well as a strong level of cohesion that they were able to create between them.

8. Social loafing

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