ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Team formation, development and management
According to Belbin, which team role is primarily characterised by generating original ideas and solving difficult problems in unconventional ways?
The Plant is the Belbin role associated with creativity and original ideas. Plants solve difficult problems in unconventional ways. Resource investigators look for outside contacts, monitor evaluators critically assess options, and implementers convert agreed plans into practical, organised action.
- APlantCorrect
- BResource investigator
- CMonitor evaluator
- DImplementer
Explanation
Belbin's Plant is the creative, ideas-generating member who solves difficult problems in unconventional ways. The Resource investigator explores outside contacts and opportunities, the Monitor evaluator judges options critically, and the Implementer turns plans into practical action.
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