ABSTRACT The study examined the alignment between group processes theory and practice from an experiential perspective in a South African work context. Training and development programmes focus on groups and teams to improve performance. The perspective of this study was that training and development programmes should develop teams within a life paradigm. Participants were 13 university graduates who held various positions in organisations. All participants were recruited from Johannesburg, were female and ages ranged from 24 to 31 years. A questionnaire developed for this study based on Wheelan`s integrative model of group development was used to collect information from participants. The snowballing method was used to access participants. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data. The results revealed that theory was aligned to group training experience in organisations. Future studies could assess team-building initiatives and effectiveness at each stage of group development.

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工作场所团队发展过程中理论与实践之间的契合：一种经验视角

摘要这项研究从经验的角度考察了南非工作环境中小组过程理论与实践之间的一致性。培训和发展计划着重于团体和团队以提高绩效。这项研究的观点是，培训和发展计划应在生活范式中发展团队。参加者有13位大学毕业生，在组织中担任过各种职位。所有参与者都是从约翰内斯堡招募的女性，年龄在24至31岁之间。基于Wheelan的群体发展综合模型为此研究开发的调查表用于收集参与者的信息。滚雪球方法用于访问参与者。主题内容分析用于分析数据。结果表明，该理论与组织中的小组培训经验保持一致。未来的研究可以评估团队发展各个阶段的团队建设计划和有效性。