1) What type of team did the McDonalds brothers and Ray Kroc originally form? What aspects were positive, and which were negative?
2) What were the goals of the partnership? What were the team norms? Which additional team norms should have been added or updated?
3) What leadership style did Ray Kroc have? Was it effective? Why?
4) How did Ray Kroc use power? Give three examples that support your team answer.
5) How did group emotion negatively affect the McDonalds brothers and Ray Kroc partnership? Give three examples that support your team answer.
6) Do you think “sucker aversion” drove Ray Kroc reaction to differentiate the real estate business venture from the McDonalds brothers? Explain why with concrete examples.
7) Do you think “adaptive capacity” was an issue for the partnership. Explain why with concrete examples.