Running head: “TEAM MEMBER FROM HELL” CASE STUDY PAPER #2 – The “Team member from Hell” Paper Name Institution 1 “TEAM MEMBER FROM HELL” 2 “Team Member from Hell” Problem Statement In any team, all the team members would go the extra mile to ensure that their project is successful. However, in most of today’s teams, there are many roadblocks to failure, such as toxic team members. In the “Team member from Hell,” the team's problem is the presence of a toxic team member who fails to cooperate with the other team members towards the success of their project. If this problem is ignored, personality conflicts are likely to occur, leading to failure in the entire project. Using different strategies to consult with the toxic team members will be useful in solving this problem. Causes of the Problem Attribution theory is a perfect theory in understanding the behaviors of human beings. According to Malle and Korman (2017), the behaviors of human beings are never random. There is always a cause for the action which the person has taken. To understand and attribute the causes of these human behaviors, attribution theories were designed. There are three different stages in the attribution process. First, the behavior of the person should be observed. It should then be believed that the behavior of that person was deliberate and intentional. And finally, associate these observed behaviors with internal or external factors. Observer carefully decides which we ...
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